Cisco DPC2434 User Manual page 71

Setup Basic Settings - IP Management Page Description
The following tables provide a description of the fields within the Setup Basic
Settings - IP Management page.
Field Name
DHCP Server
Starting Local Address
Number of CPEs
Lease Time
WINS Addresses
Function Keys
The following function keys appear on the Basic Settings - IP Management page.
Key
Apply
Force Available
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How Do I Configure the Wireless Home Gateway?
Description
Allows you to enable or disable the DHCP server in the
wireless home gateway
Displays the starting address used by the built-in DHCP
server to distribute Private LAN IP addresses. In the
example shown, addresses between 2 and 9 can be used
for devices on your Private LAN that require fixed IP
addresses such as printers or a device assigned as a DMZ
host
Note: The LAN IP address ending in 1 is reserved for the
internal gateway server. The LAN IP address ending in
255 is also reserved and should not be used for CPE
devices
Enter the maximum number of devices allowed to
connect to the Private LAN
Note: The Factory Default is 245. The maximum number
of devices is 253. This is the combined total of addresses
reserved for static IP addresses, for example, the sum of
the IP addresses between 2 and the value entered in the
Starting Local Address field and the value entered in the
Number of CPEs field.
Note: The sum of the value entered in the Starting Local
Address field and the value entered in the Number of
CPEs field must always be 255 or less.
Displays the duration (in seconds) of the IP address lease
time issued to devices attached to your private LAN
Allows you to manually enter Windows Internet Name
Server (WINS) server addresses
Description
Saves the values you enter into the fields without closing
the screen
Forces the release of an IP address for you tore-use
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