DISCUS™ Multiplay Wireless VoIP AG
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Advanced Section
A client (host) sends out a broadcast message on the LAN requesting an IP
address for itself. The DHCP server then checks its list of available addresses
and leases a local IP address to the host for a specific period of time and simul-
taneously designates this IP address as `taken'. At this point the host is config-
ured with an IP address for the duration of the lease.
The host can choose to renew an expiring lease or let it expire. If it chooses to
renew a lease then it will also receive current information about network ser-
vices, as it did with the original lease, allowing it to update its network configura-
tions to reflect any changes that may have 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 IP
address available for use by others.
Your gateway's DHCP server:
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Displays a list of all DHCP host devices connected to the Router
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Defines the range of IP addresses that can be allocated in the LAN
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Defines the length of time for which dynamic IP addresses are allocated
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Provides the above configurations for each LAN device and can be configured and enabled/dis-
abled separately for each LAN device
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Can assign a static lease to a LAN PC so that it receives the same IP address each time it con-
nects to the network, even if this IP address is within the range of addresses that the DHCP
server may assign to other computers
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Provides the DNS server with the host name and IP address of each PC that is connected to the
LAN
Additionally, the Router can act as a DHCP relay, escalating DHCP responsibili-
ties to a WAN DHCP server. In this case, DISCUS™ Multiplay Wireless VoIP
AG will act merely as a router, while its LAN hosts will receive their IP addresses
from a DHCP server on the WAN.
With the Router's optional Zero Configuration Technology feature, the IP Auto
Detection method detects statically-defined IP addresses in addition to the
Router's DHCP clients. It learns all the IP addresses on the LAN, and integrates
the collected information with the database of the DHCP server. This allows the
DHCP server to issue valid leases, thus avoiding conflicting IP addresses used
by other computers in the network.