Dhcp Server - Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE S615 Configuration Manual

4.4.15.2

DHCP server

You can operate the device as a DHCP server. This allows IP addresses to be assigned
automatically to the connected devices. The IP addresses are either distributed dynamically
from an address range you have specified or you can a specific IP address is assigned to a
particular device.
On this page, specify the address band from which the device receives any IP address. You
configure the static assignment of the IP addresses in "Static Leases".
Note
Maximum number of IP addresses
The maximum number of IPv4 addresses that the DHCP server supports is 100. In other
words, a total of 100 IPv4 addresses (dynamic + static).
With the static assignments, you can create a maximum of 20 entries.
Requirement
● The connected devices are configured so that they obtain the IP address from a DHCP
server.
Description
The page contains the following boxes:
● "Enable DHCP Server" check box
Enable or disable the DHCP server on the device.
Note
To avoid conflicts with IPv4 addresses, only one device may be configured as a DHCP
server in the network.
● "Probe address with ICMP Echo before offer" check box
When selected, the DHCP server checks whether or not the IP address has already been
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