Freecom NETWORK HARD DRIVE PRO User Manual page 31

.5 Services
.5.1 DHCP server
Go to Services –> DHCP Server.
The DHCP server is responsible for giving dynamic IP addresses to the computers on the
LAN. For more information, please read Network Basics.
Options
Start DHCP server
Subnet mask
Gateway
Domain name server
IP address range
IP release time
Description
Check this if you want to run the DHCP server. Do not run
the DHCP server if you use fixed IP addresses.
The subnet mask in use for the DHCP server.
The IP address of the gateway the DHCP clients should be
automatically forwarded to if they want to reach external
sites.
The IP address of the DNS server the clients should
query.
The range of IP addresses the DHCP server can use.
The time between refreshing IP addresses given to DHCP
clients.
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