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DNS Mode
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DNS Mode
The
setting specifies how the DNS servers (that the DHCP clients
are to communicate with) are obtained. See
DHCP Static Assignment List
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device on your network, and view the static IP assignment list. See the next
section.
DHCP Static IP Assignment List
With DHCP, IP addresses are assigned dynamically; devices typically don't have
a permanent IP address.
However, in some cases you might want to assign a static
(permanent) IP address to a device, while still using DHCP for the rest of the
devices on your network. This is also known as "DHCP reservation". You might
want to do this with, for example, a Web server, FTP server, media server.
Viewing the Static IP Assignment List
1. Log in to the home page.
Advanced settings
2. Click
Router > LAN
3. Click
.
4. Ensure DHCP is enabled (
DHCP Static IP Assignment List
5. Click
Assigning an IP Address Based on a MAC Address
1. Follow the above steps to display the DHCP Static IP Assignment List
window.
Hostname
2. In the
field, enter a meaningful description of the device.
MAC Address
3. In the
know this address, see
IP Address
4. In the
field, enter the IP address you want to assign to the device.
Enable
5. Select the
check box to have the device use the designated IP
address.
Add
6. Click
.
save
7. Click
.
Removing an IP Address Based on a MAC Address
DHCP Static IP Assignment List
1. Click
2. To keep the device information in the list (in case you want to re-enable
DHCP for this MAC address later on), clear the
— or —
To remove the device from the list:
a. Click the row that you want to remove.
A row of buttons (
Delete
b. Click
.
— Assign a permanent (static) IP address to a
(
).
DHCP Server
).
.
field, enter the MAC Address of the device. (If you don't
"Finding the MAC Address" on page
LAN
on the
Delete
OK
Cancel
,
,
) appears.
"DNS Mode" on page
98.
114.)
Router
panel of the
tab.
Enable
check box.
Settings
97
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