Motorola RFS Series System Reference Manual page 287

5. Refer to the following as displayed within
Pool Name
Network
Lease Time
(dd:hh:mm)
Domain
6. Click the Edit
see Editing the Properties of an Existing DHCP Pool on page
7. To delete an existing DHCP pool from the list of those available, highlight the pool from within the
Network Pool field and click the
8. Click the Add
page 5-6.
9. Click the Options
The values associated to options are local to the pool with which they are associated For more
information, see
10.Click the DDNS
pools. For more information, see
11.Click the Options Setup
clicking the Options button) only after the options are defined.
12.Click Apply to save changes to the screen. Navigating away from the screen without clicking Apply
results in all changes to the screen being lost.
13.Click the Revert
must be re-entered.
5.2.1.1 Editing the Properties of an Existing DHCP Pool
The properties of an existing pool can be modified to suit the changing needs of your network.
To modify the properties of an existing pool:
1. Select Services
2. Select an existing pool from those displayed (within the Network Pool field) and click the
3. Modify the name of the IP pool from which IP addresses can be issued to client requests on this interface.
4. Modify the Domain
5. Modify the NetBios Node
following types:
• A b-broadcast
name.
Displays the name of the IP pool from which IP addresses can be issued to DHCP
client requests on the current interface. The pool is the range of IP addresses
available.
Displays the network address for the clients.
When a DHCP server allocates an address for a DHCP client, the client is assigned
a lease (which expires after a designated interval defined by the administrator). The
lease time is the time an IP address is reserved for re-connection after its last use.
Using very short leases, DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there
are more computers than there are available IP addresses. This is useful, for
example, in education and customer environments where MU users change
frequently. Use longer leases if there are fewer users.
Displays the domain name for the current interface.
button to modify the properties displayed on an existing DHCP pool. For more information,
Delete
button to create a new DHCP pool. For more information, see
button to associate values to options, as defined using the Options Setup functionality.
Configuring DHCP Global Options on page
button to configure a DDNS domain and server address used with the list of available
Configuring DHCP Server DDNS Values on page
button to define the option name, code and type. Associate values to them (by
button to display the last saved configuration. Unapplied changes are not saved and
> DHCP Server from the main menu tree.
name as appropriate
used with this particular pool. The NetBios Node could have one of the
(broadcast node) broadcasts to query network nodes for the owner of a NetBIOS
Network Pool field.
5-5.
button.
5-8.
for the interface using the pool.
5-5
Switch Services
Adding a New DHCP Pool on
5-9.
Edit button.