LevelOne WBR-3408 User Manual page 22

Setup
DHCP
What DHCP Does
A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server allocates a valid IP address
to a DHCP Client (PC or device) upon request.
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Using the Wireless Router's DHCP Server
This is the default setting. The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen. On
this screen, you can:
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Using another DHCP Server
You can only use one (1) DHCP Server per LAN segment. If you wish to use
another DHCP Server, rather than the Wireless Router's, the following procedure is
required.
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To Configure your PCs to use DHCP
This is the default setting for TCP/IP for all non-Server versions of Windows.
See Chapter 4 - Client Configuration for the procedure to check these settings.
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The client request is made when the client device starts up (boots).
The DHCP Server provides the Gateway and DNS addresses to the client, as
well as allocating an IP Address.
The Wireless Router can act as a DHCP server.
Windows 95/98/ME and other non-Server versions of Windows will act as a
DHCP client. This is the default Windows setting for the TCP/IP network proto-
col. However, Windows uses the term Obtain an IP Address automatically
instead of "DHCP Client".
You must NOT have two (2) or more DHCP Servers on the same LAN segment.
(If your LAN does not have other Routers, this means there must only be one (1)
DHCP Server on your LAN.)
Enable or Disable the Wireless Router's DHCP Server function.
Set the range of IP Addresses allocated to PCs by the DHCP Server function.
You can assign Fixed IP Addresses to some devices
while using DHCP, provided that the Fixed IP Addresses
are NOT within the range used by the DHCP Server.
Disable the DHCP Server feature in the Wireless Router. This setting is on the
LAN screen.
Configure the DHCP Server to provide the Wireless Router's IP Address as the
Default Gateway.
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