Siemens SCALANCE M-800 Series Getting Started page 84

SCALANCE M-800 as DHCP server
2.1 Configuring dynamic IP address assignment
6. Select the following:
– "Enable" to use the address band
– "Probe address with ICMP Echo before offer to activate the ping function. With this
– "Enable DHCP Server to activate the DHCP server.
7. Click "Set Values".
Result
The DHCP server can assign up to 100 IP addresses from a set address band. This is only
possible if the connected devices are configured so that they obtain the IP address from a
DHCP server.
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ping, the DHCP server checks whether or not the IP address has already been
assigned.
SCALANCE M-800 Getting Started
Getting Started, 06/2015, C79000-G8976-C337-04