TL-R402M Cable/DSL Router User Guide
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5.5 DHCP
- DHCP
y DHCP settings
y DHCP Clients List
y Address Reservation
Figure 5-10 the DHCP menu
There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in
Figure 5-10): DHCP Settings,
DHCP Clients List and Address Reservation. Click any of them, and you will be able to
configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided
below.
5.5.1 DHCP Settings
The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which
provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN. The
DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown in
Figure 5-11):
Figure 5-11 DHCP Settings
¾ DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must
have another DHCP server within your network or else you must manually configure the
computer
¾ Start IP Address - This field specifies the first of the addresses in the IP address pool.
192.168.1.100 is the default start address
¾ End IP Address - This field specifies the last of the addresses in the IP address pool.
192.168.1.199 is the default end address
¾ Address Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the amount of time a network user will
be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount
of time, in minutes, which the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP address. The range of the
time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes
