Using The Gateway As A Dhcp Server - NETGEAR CVG834G Reference Manual

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These addresses are part of the IETF-designated private address range for use in private
networks, and should be suitable in most applications. If your network has a requirement to
use a different IP addressing scheme, you can make those changes in the LAN IP page.
• DHCP Server. By default, the gateway is a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
server. See "Using the Gateway as a DHCP Server" on page
• Starting Address and Ending Address. Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by
setting the Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address. These addresses should be part of the
same IP address subnet as the gateway's LAN IP address. Using the default addressing
scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.253. The range of IP
addresses between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.9 can be used for devices with fixed (or static)
addresses.
• DHCP Reservation Lease Info. View information about each PC that has been assigned a
DHCP lease by the gateway. The MAC address of the PC, IP address assigned and the
expiration time of the DHCP lease are listed. You can manually revoke the DHCP leases by
clicking Clear DHCP Leases.

Using the Gateway as a DHCP Server

By default, the gateway is a DHCP server. It can assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway
addresses to all computers connected to the LAN. The default wireless voice gateway address is its
LAN address. The wireless voice gateway assigns IP addresses to the network computers from a
pool of addresses specified in the Starting Address and Ending Address fields. Each pool address
is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the LAN.
Note: If another device on your network is the DHCP server, or if you will manually
configure the network settings of all of your computers, select No for the DHCP
Server. For more information about DHCP and IP addresses, see the link to
"Preparing a Computer for Network Access:" in Appendix
The gateway delivers the following parameters to any LAN device that requests DHCP:
• An IP Address from the range you have defined.
• Subnet Mask.
• Gateway IP Address is the gateway's LAN IP address.
• Primary DNS Server, if you entered a Primary DNS address in the Basic Settings page;
otherwise, the gateway's LAN IP address.
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