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Chapter 6 RX3141 User’s Manual
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Figure 6.1. DHCP Server Configuration Page
2. Enter the information for the IP Address Pool (Begin/End Address), Subnet Mask, Lease Time
and Default Gateway IP Address, fields; others, such as Primary/Secondary DNS Server IP
Address and Primary/Secondary WINS Server IP Address are optional. However, it is
recommended that you enter the primary DNS server IP address in the space provided. You may
enter the LAN IP or your ISP’s DNS IP in the primary DNS Server IP Address field. Table 6.1
describes the DHCP configuration parameters in detail.
Table 6.1. DHCP Configuration Parameters
Field Description
Enable Check or uncheck this box to enable or disable DHCP server service for your
LAN.
IP Address Pool
Begin/End Specify the lowest and highest addresses in the DHCP address pool.
Lease Time The amount of time in seconds the assigned address will be used by a device
connected on the LAN.
Default Gateway IP
Address The address of the default gateway for computers that receive IP addresses
from this pool. The default gateway is the device that the DHCP client
computers first contacted to communicate with the Internet. Typically, it is the
RX3141’s LAN port IP address.
Primary/Secondary
DNS Server IP
Address The IP address of the Domain Name System server to be used by computers
that receive IP addresses from this pool. The DNS server translates common
Internet names that you type into your web browser into their equivalent
numeric IP addresses. Typically, the server(s) are located with your ISP.
However, you may enter LAN IP address of the RX3141 as it will serve as
DNS proxy for the LAN computers and forward the DNS request from the