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4.9

DHCP

Figure 4-46 The DHCP menu

There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown in Figure 4-46):

DHCP Settings

,

DHCP Clients List

and

Address Reservation

.

Click any of them, and you will be able to

configure the corresponding functions.

4.9.1

DHCP Settings

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Settings

”, you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as

shown in Figure 4-47.The router is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PC(s) that are connected to

the router on the LAN.

Figure 4-47 DHCP Settings



DHCP Server - Enable

or

Disable

the DHCP server. If you disable the Server, you must

have another DHCP server within your network or else you must configure the computer

manually.



Start IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to start with when assigning

IP addresses. 192.168.0.100 is the default start address.



End IP Address -

Specify an IP address for the DHCP Server to end with when assigning IP

addresses. 192.168.0.199 is the default end address.

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

Address Lease Time -

The

Address Lease Time

is the amount of time a network user will

be allowed connection to the router with their current dynamic IP Address. Enter the amount

of time in minutes and the user will be "leased" this dynamic IP Address. After the time is up,

the user will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP address. The range of the time is 1

~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.



Default Gateway -

(optional.) It is suggested to input the IP address of the Ethernet port of

the router. The default value is 192.168.0.1.



Default Domain -

(optional) Input the domain name of your network.



Primary DNS -

(optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP or consult your ISP.



Secondary DNS -

(optional) Input the IP address of another DNS server if your ISP provides

two DNS servers.



Note:

To use the DHCP server function of the router, you must configure all computers on the LAN as

"Obtain an IP Address automatically".

4.9.2

DHCP Clients List

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

DHCP Clients List

”, you can view the information about the clients

attached to the router in the screen as shown in Figure 4-48.

Figure 4-48 DHCP Clients List



Client Name

-

The name of the DHCP client



MAC Address

-

The MAC address of the DHCP client



Assigned IP

-

The IP address that the router has allocated to the DHCP client



Lease Time

-

The time of the DHCP client leased. After the dynamic IP address has expired,

a new dynamic IP address will be automatically assigned to the user.

You cannot change any of the values on this page. To update this page and to show the current

attached devices, click the

Refresh

button.

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4.9.3

Address Reservation

Choose menu “

DHCP

→

Address Reservation

”, you can view and add a reserved address for

clients via the next screen (shown in Figure 4-49). When you specify a reserved IP address for a

PC on the LAN, that PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the

DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent

IP settings.

Figure 4-49 Address Reservation



MAC Address -

The MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address.



Reserved IP Address -

The IP address reserved for the PC by the router.



Status

-

The status of this entry, either

Enabled

or

Disabled

.

To Reserve an IP address:

1.

Click the

Add New…

button. Then Figure 4-50 will pop up.

2.

Enter the MAC address (in XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.) and IP address (in dotted-decimal

notation) of the computer for which you want to reserve an IP address.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Figure 4-50 Add or Modify an Address Reservation Entry

To modify or delete an existing entry:

1.

Click the

Modify

in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the

Delete

.

2.

Modify the information.

3.

Click the

Save

button.

Click the

Enable/Disable All

button to make all entries enabled/disabled

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Click the

Delete All

button to delete all entries.

Click the

Next

button to go to the next page and Click the

Previous

button to return the previous

page.

4.10 USB Settings

Figure 4-51 The USB Settings menu

There are five submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-51):

Disk Settings

,

Folder Sharing

,

and

Print Server

. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the

corresponding functions.

4.10.1

Disk Settings

Choose menu “

USB Settings

→

Disk Settings

”, you can configure the USB drive connected to

the Router, and view the

Device Settings

like ID, Volume, Capacity, Free Space and Sharing

Status.

Figure 4-52 Disk Setting



Volume -

The volume name of the storage drive. Volume 1-8 is mapped to USB Port 1,

Volume 9-16 is mapped to USB Port 2.



Capacity -

The storage capacity of the USB driver.



Free -

The available space of the USB driver.



Active

- Indicates the sharing status of each storage volume.

Follow the instructions below to set up your router as a file server:

1.

Plug the

external hard drive

or

USB flash drive

into the router.

2.

Click

Scan

to find the connected drive.

3.

Click

Safely Remove

to eject the connected drive.

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4.

Check the

Active

box to enable file sharing.

5.

Uncheck the

Active

box to disable file sharing.

4.10.2

Folder Sharing

Choose menu “

USB Settings

→

Folder Sharing

”, you can create an FTP server that can be

accessed from the Internet or your local network.

Figure 4-53 FTP Server Configuration



Sharing Account



Use Login Account

- You can use the login account or create a new one. The username

and the password are the same as that of the login account. When choosing Use Login

Account as shared account, the text boxes below cannot be edited.



Use Following Account

- You can create a new username and password.



Username

- Type the username that you want to give access to the USB drive. The

username must be composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters

in length.



Password

- Enter the password in the Password field. The password must be

composed of alphanumeric symbols not exceeding 15 characters in length. For

security purposes, the password for each user account is not displayed.



Confirm Password

- Re-enter the password here.