Dhcp, Dhcp settings, Number of dynamic dhcp clients – D-Link DGL-4300 User Manual

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Using the Conﬁguration Interface

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DHCP

The DHCP section is where you conﬁgure the built-in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to the

computers and other devices on your local area network.

DHCP Settings

Once your D-Link Router is properly conﬁgured and this option is enabled,

the DHCP Server function will assign your network devices the necessary

information to connect to the LAN and Internet. This eliminates the need to

manually conﬁgure each device on your network with IP settings.

Note: The devices on your network must have TCP/IP bound to the Ethernet
connection with the “DHCP” or “Obtain an IP address automatically” option
enabled.

This option deﬁnes the range of addresses available for the Router to assign

to your internal network. If you have any devices using static IP addresses,

be sure the addresses do not fall within the range deﬁned here. A Static IP

address is one that is entered in manually on the device.
Example:
Your D-Link Router uses an IP address of 192.168.0.1. You’ve assigned

a computer designated as a Web server with a static IP address of

192.168.0.3. You’ve assigned another computer designated as an FTP

server with a static IP address of 192.168.0.4. The starting IP address for

your DHCP server needs to be 192.168.0.5 or above.

The amount of time a computer may have an IP address before it is required

to renew the lease. The lease functions just as a lease on an apartment

would. The initial lease designates the amount of time before the lease

expires. If the tenant wishes to retain the address when the lease expires

then a new lease is established. If the lease expires and the address is no

longer needed, then another tenant may use the address.

Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients

In this section, you can see what LAN devices are currently leasing IP addresses. The DHCP Client

table displays the number of clients that are receiving an IP address from the router. The computer

name, MAC address, and IP address assigned to each computer are displayed here as well. You can

Revoke IP addresses in this section. The revoke option allows you to tale away a leased IP address

from a client. This feature is useful for freeing up addresses when the client table is full or nearly full.

Be sure to only revoke addresses from devices that are no longer needed on the network.

Enable DHCP Server:

DHCP IP Address

Range:

DHCP Lease Time:

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