Alcatel AST570 User Manual page 181

Configuring the AST570
as DHCP server
Configuring the AST570
for Auto DHCP
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To setup the AST570 as DHCP server, tick
Via the 'DHCP Server Configuration' table you can configure the
AST570 DHCP server settings.
Internet
Access Point
Note: This setting might cause side effects with Bridging. See section 14.2.1 for
more information.
One of the AST570 features is that it can automatically revert
from DHCP client to DHCP server.
At boot time the AST570 probes the (W)LAN for a specified time
limit ('Client timeout') to check whether another DHCP server is
available on the network. If so, it will act as a DHCP client. If no
response is received within the specified time, the AST570
becomes a DHCP server.
To allow the AST570 to act as Auto DHCP client/server, tick
on the 'DHCP Server' page.
Additionally, you can configure the 'Client timeout' in seconds:
Via the 'DHCP server configuration' table, you can configure the
AST570 DHCP server settings.
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