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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.
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 VPN Broadband Router can act as a DHCP server.
Windows 98SE/ME and other non-Server versions of Windows will act as a DHCP client. This is the default Win-
dows setting for the TCP/IP network protocol. 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.)
Using the VPN Broadband Router's DHCP Server
This is the default setting. The DHCP Server settings are on the LAN screen. On this screen, you can:
Enable or Disable the VPN Broadband Router's DHCP Server function.
Set the range of IP Addresses allocated to PCs by the DHCP Server function.
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
VPN Broadband Router's, the following procedure is required.
1. Disable the DHCP Server feature in the VPN Broadband Router. This setting is on the LAN screen.
2. Configure the DHCP Server to provide the VPN Broadband Router's IP Address as the Default Gateway.
To Configure your PCs to use DHCP
This is the default setting for TCP/IP under Windows 98SE/ME.
See Chapter 4 - Client Configuration for the procedure to check these settings.
Password
From the menu, select Password. This screen allows you to assign a user name and password to the VPN Broadband
Router.
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.
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Setup
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