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Chapter 8 Using Advanced Settings

The host can choose to renew an expiring lease or let it expire. If it chooses to
renew a lease, it will also receive current information about network services, as
it did with the original lease, allowing it to update its network configurations to
reflect any changes that occurred since it first connected to the network. If the host
wishes to terminate a lease before its expiration, it can send a release message to the

DHCP

server, which will then make the

address available for use by others.

The Router’s

DHCP

server:

• Displays a list of all

DHCP

hosts devices connected to the Router.

• Defines the range of

addresses that can be allocated in the network.

• Defines the length of time for which dynamic

addresses are allocated.

• Provides the above configurations for each network device and can be con-

figured and enabled/disabled separately for each network device.

• Can assign a static lease to a network computer so that it receives the same

address each time it connects to the network, even if this

address is within

the range of addresses that the

DHCP

server may assign to other computers.

• Provides the

DNS

server with the host name and

address of each com-

puter connected to the network.

To view a summary of the services currently being provided by the

DHCP

server, click IP Address Distribution in the Advanced screen. The “

Address

Distribution” screen appears.