Dhcp Settings - NETGEAR MBR1200 User Manual

The LAN TCP/IP Setup parameters are explained in the following table.
Table 15. LAN IP Setup
Settings
Device Name
LAN TCP/IP IP Address
Setup
IP Subnet Mask
DHCP Server Use Router as a DHCP
Server
For more
information, see
DHCP
Starting IP Address
Settings on
page 72.
Ending IP Address
Address Reservation
For more information, see
Settings on page 72.

DHCP Settings

By default, the router functions as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server,
allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers
connected to the router's LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address of
the router. IP addresses is assigned to the attached PCs from a pool of addresses specified
in this screen. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses
on the LAN.
For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory.
Click the link to the online document ITCP/IP Networking Basics on page 102 for an
explanation of DHCP and information about how to assign IP addresses for your network.
Use Router as DHCP Server
If another device on your network will be the DHCP server, or if you will manually configure
the network settings of all of your computers, clear the Use Router as DHCP Server check
box on the LAN IP Setup screen. Otherwise, leave it selected.
Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by filling in the Starting IP Address and
Ending IP Address fields. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet
as the router's LAN IP address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a
range between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.254, although you might want to save part of the
range for devices with fixed addresses.
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Description
The LAN IP address of the router.
The LAN subnet mask of the router. Combined with the IP address,
the IP subnet mask allows a device to know which other addresses
are local to it, and which must be reached through a gateway or
router.
This check box is usually selected so that the router functions as a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. See
Settings
Specify the start of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same
subnet as the router.
Specify the end of the range for the pool of IP addresses in the same
subnet as the router.
When you specify a reserved IP address for a computer on the LAN,
DHCP that computer receives the same IP address each time it access the
router's DHCP server. Assign reserved IP addresses to servers that
require permanent IP settings.
on page 72.
DHCP