Draytek Vigor2830 Series User Manual page 119

Available settings are explained as follows:
Item
IP Address
Subnet Mask
RIP Protocol Control
DHCP Server
Configuration
Description
Type in private IP address for connecting to a local private
network (Default: 192.168.1.1).
Type in an address code that determines the size of the
network. (Default: 255.255.255.0/ 24)
Disable - deactivate the RIP protocol. It will lead to a
stoppage of the exchange of routing information between
routers. (Default)
Enable – activate the RIP protocol.
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
The router by factory default acts a DHCP server for your
network so it automatically dispatch related IP settings to
any local user configured as a DHCP client. It is highly
recommended that you leave the router enabled as a DHCP
server if you do not have a DHCP server for your network.
If you want to use another DHCP server in the network
other than the Vigor Router's, you can let Relay Agent help
you to redirect the DHCP request to the specified location.
Enable Server - Let the router assign IP address to every
host in the LAN.
Disable Server – Let you manually assign IP address to
every host in the LAN.
Enable Relay Agent –Specify which subnet that DHCP
server is located the relay agent should redirect the DHCP
request to.
Start IP Address - Enter a value of the IP address pool for
the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. If
the 1st IP address of your router is 192.168.1.1, the starting
IP address must be 192.168.1.2 or greater, but smaller than
192.168.1.254.
IP Pool Counts - Enter the maximum number of PCs that
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