Configure The Optional Dhcp Server - NETGEAR ProSAFE WN203 Reference Manual

ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
2. Configure the IP settings as described in the following table:
Setting
DHCP Client
IP Address
IP Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
Primary DNS Server
Secondary DNS Server
Network Integrity Check
3. Click the Apply button.

Configure the Optional DHCP Server

The wireless access point provides a built-in DHCP server for wireless clients only, which can
be especially useful in small networks. By default, the DHCP server is disabled. When the
DHCP server is enabled, the wireless access point provides preconfigured TCP/IP
configurations to all connected wireless clients.
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To configure DHCP server settings:
1. Select Configuration > IP > DHCP Server Settings.
The DHCP Server Settings screen displays:
Description
By default, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client is disabled. If
you have a DHCP server on your LAN and you select the Enable radio button,
the wireless access point receives its IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway settings automatically from the DHCP server on your network when you
connect the wireless access point to your LAN.
If you do not enable the DHCP client, enter the IP address of your wireless
access point. The default IP address is 192.168.0.100. To change the address,
enter an unused IP address from the address range that is used on your LAN.
If you do not enable the DHCP client, enter the network number portion of an IP
address. Unless you are implementing subnetting, enter 255.255.0.0 as the
subnet mask.
If you do not enable the DHCP client, enter the IP address of the ISP gateway to
which the wireless access point connects.
If you do not enable the DHCP client, enter the IP addresses of the primary and
secondary DNS servers.
A DNS server is a host on the Internet that translates Internet names (such as
www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses. Typically your ISP transfers the IP
address of one or two DNS servers to your wireless access point during login. If
the ISP does not transfer addresses, you need to obtain them from the ISP and
enter them manually in these fields.
Select this check box to validate that the upstream link is active before allowing
wireless associations. Ensure that the default gateway is configured.
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