D-Link DIR-615A User Manual page 90

DIR-615A Wireless N300 Router
User Manual
Parameter
Mode
Start IP
End IP
Lease time
DNS Relay
External DHCP server IP
When all needed settings are configured, click the APPLY button.
In the Static DHCP section, you can specify MAC address and IP address pairs (set a fixed IPv4
address in the local area network for a device with a certain MAC address). The router assigns IP
addresses in accordance with the specified pairs only when the DHCP server is enabled (in the
DHCP section, the Server value is selected from the Mode drop-down list).
DHCP
An operating mode of the router's DHCP server.
Server: the router assigns IP addresses to clients automatically in
accordance with the specified parameters. When this value is
selected, the Start IP, End IP, Lease time fields and the DNS
Relay switch are displayed on the tab.
Disable: the router's DHCP server is disabled, clients' IP addresses
are assigned manually.
Relay: an external DHCP server is used to assign IP addresses to
clients. When this value is selected, the External DHCP server IP
field is displayed on the tab.
The start IP address of the address pool used by the DHCP server to
distribute IP addresses to clients.
The end IP address of the address pool used by the DHCP server to
distribute IP addresses to clients.
The lifetime of IP addresses leased by the DHCP server. At the end
of this period the leased IP address is revoked and can be distributed
to another device, unless the previous device has confirmed the need
to keep the address.
Move the switch to the right so that the devices connected to the
router obtain the address of the router as the DNS server address.
Move the switch to the left so that the devices connected to the
router obtain the address transmitted by the ISP or specified on the
Advanced / DNS page as the DNS server address.
The IP address of the external DHCP server which assigns IP
addresses to the router's clients.
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Configuring via Web-based Interface
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