Dhcp Settings - TP-Link Archer C8 User Manual

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu, shown in Figure 5-39: DHCP Settings, DHCP
Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the
corresponding functions.
5.7.1

DHCP Settings

Choose menu "Advanced→DHCP→DHCP Settings", you can configure the DHCP Server on
the page as shown in Figure 5-40.The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are
connected to the router on the LAN.
DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must
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have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer
manually.
Start IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning
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IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.
End IP Address - Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP
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addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.
Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will
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be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount
of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up,
the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1
~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.
Default Gateway - (Optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of
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the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.
Default Domain - (Optional) Input the domain name of your network.
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Primary DNS - (Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP.
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Archer C8 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
Figure 5-40 DHCP Settings
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