D-Link DFL-500 - Manual (Page 95)

DFL-500 User Manual
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• Repeat these steps to add more routes as required.
Providing DHCP services to your internal network
If the DFL-500 NPG is operating in NAT/Route mode, you can configure it to be the DHCP server for your
internal network:
• Go to System > Network > DHCP .
• Select Enable DHCP.
• Configure the DHCP settings.
Starting IP
Ending IP Enter Starting IP and the Ending IP to configure the range of IP addresses that the DFL-500 NPG
can assign to DHCP clients. The addresses must be addresses on your internal network.
Netmask Enter the Netmask that the DFL-500 NPG assigns to the DHCP clients.
Lease
Duration Enter the interval in seconds after which a DHCP client must ask the DHCP server for a new
address. The lease duration must be between 300 and 604800 seconds.
Domain Optionally enter in the domain that the DHCP server assigns to the DHCP clients.
DNS IP
Enter the IP addresses of up to 3 DNS servers that the DHCP clients can use for looking up
domain names.
Default
Route Enter the default route to be assigned to DHCP clients. The default route should be on the same
subnet as the Starting and Ending IP addresses.
Exclusion
Range Optionally enter up to 4 exclusion ranges of IP addresses within the starting IP and ending IP
addresses that cannot be assigned to DHCP clients.
• Select Apply.
• Configure the IP network settings of the computers on your network to obtain an IP address
automatically using DHCP.