Draytek Vigor2710 Series User Manual page 118

DHCP Server
Configuration
Vigor2710 Series User's Guide
Start IP Address: Enter a value of the IP address pool
for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP
addresses. If the 2nd IP address of your router is
220.135.240.1, the starting IP address must be
220.135.240.2 or greater, but smaller than
220.135.240.254.
IP Pool Counts: Enter the number of IP addresses in
the pool. The maximum is 10. For example, if you
type 3 and the 2nd IP address of your router is
220.135.240.1, the range of IP address by the DHCP
server will be from 220.135.240.2 to 220.135.240.11.
MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address of the host
one by one and click Add to create a list of hosts to be
assigned, deleted or edited IP address from above
pool. Set a list of MAC Address for 2
will help router to assign the correct IP address of the
correct subnet to the correct host. So those hosts in 2
subnet won't get an IP address belonging to 1
RIP Protocol Control - Disable deactivates the RIP
protocol. It will lead to a stoppage of the exchange of
routing information between routers. (Default)
1st Subnet - Select the router to change the RIP
information of the 1st subnet with neighboring routers.
2nd Subnet - Select the router to change the RIP
information of the 2nd subnet with neighboring
routers.
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
The router by factory default acts a DHCP server for your
network so it automatically dispatch related IP settings to
any local user configured as a DHCP client. It is highly
recommended that you leave the router enabled as a DHCP
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