ZyXEL Communications Prestige 128L - Manual (Page 39)

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will act as a DHCP server, capable of automatically assigning IP
addresses to Windows 95, Windows NT, and other systems that
support the DHCP client. When DHCP is used, the following four
items need to be set.
Do not set this field to Server if there is already a DHCP server on
your network.
2. Client IP Pool Starting Address - DHCP can assign IP
addresses to hosts dynamically instead of requiring that each system
have a fixed IP address. IP addresses are allocated from a block of
addresses, usually assigned by your Internet provider. The Client IP
Pool Starting Address gives the first address in the reserved block,
which is also used as the LAN network address of your Prestige.
This address will also serve as the default gateway for DHCP
clients.
3. Size of Client IP Pool - Gives the size of the block of addresses
reserved for DHCP address assignment. Your Prestige uses the first
address in the block, and the remaining addresses in the pool are
assigned to clients.
4. Primary DNS Server/Secondary DNS Server - These two
fields are used by DHCP clients (such as Windows 95 and
Windows NT systems) for Domain Name Servers. Usually your
Internet provider will provide one or more name service hosts.
5. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your Prestige in dotted
decimal notation (four 8-bit numbers, between 0 and 255,
separated by periods), e.g., 192.68.135.5. Note that every
machine on the TCP/IP network must have a unique IP address.
6. IP Subnet Mask - An IP address consists of two parts, the
network ID and the host ID. The IP Subnet Mask is used to specify
the network ID portion of the address, expressed in dotted decimal
notation. Your Prestige will automatically calculate this mask based