Setting Up A Dhcp Server - D-Link DFL-260E User Manual

5.2. DHCP Servers
The following options can be configured for a DHCP server:
General Parameters
Name
Interface Filter
IP Address Pool
Netmask
Optional Parameters
Default GW
Domain
Lease Time
Primary/Secondary DNS
Primary/Secondary NBNS/WINS
Next Server
DHCP Server Advanced Settings
There are two advanced settings which apply to all DHCP servers:
• Auto Save Policy
The policy for saving the lease database to disk. The options are:
1. Never - Never save the database.
2. ReconfShut - Save the database on a reconfigure or a shutdown.
3. ReconfShutTimer - Save the database on a reconfigure or a shutdown and also
periodically. The amount of time between periodic saves is specified by the next parameter,
Lease Store Interval.
• Lease Store Interval
The number of seconds between auto saving the lease database to disk. The default value is
86400 seconds.
Example 5.1. Setting up a DHCP server
A symbolic name for the server. Used as an interface reference but also
used as a reference in log messages.
The source interface on which NetDefendOS will listen for DHCP
requests. This can be a single interface or a group of interfaces.
An IP range, group or network that the DHCP server will use as an IP
address pool for handing out DHCP leases.
The netmask which will be sent to DHCP clients.
This specifies what IP should be sent to the client for use as
the default gateway (the router to which the client connects).
The domain name used for DNS resolution. For example,
domain.com.
The time, in seconds, that a DHCP lease is provided. After
this time the DHCP client must renew the lease.
The IP of the primary and secondary DNS servers.
IP of the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers that
are used in Microsoft environments which uses the NetBIOS
Name Servers (NBNS) to assign IP addresses to NetBIOS
names.
Specifies the IP address of the next server in the boot process.
This is usually a TFTP server.
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Chapter 5. DHCP Services