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

the Router on the LAN.

Figure 4-48 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.



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".

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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 4-49.

Figure 4-49 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.

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 4-50). 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 4-50 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:

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1.

Click the

Add New…

button. Then Figure 4-51 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 4-51 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/Disabled All

button to make all entries enabled/disabled

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 4-52 The USB Settings menu

There are four submenus under the USB Settings menu (shown in Figure 4-52),

Storage Sharing

,

FTP Server

,

Media Server

,

Print Server

and

User Accounts

. Click any of them, and you will be

able to configure the corresponding function.

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4.10.1 Storage Sharing

Choose menu “

USB Settings

→

Storage Sharing

”, you can configure a USB disk drive attached

to the Router and view volume and share properties such as share name, capacity, used space,

and free space, etc on this page as shown below.

Figure 4-53 Storage Sharing



Service Status -

Indicates the Network Sharing service's current status. You can click the

Start

button to start the Storage Sharing service and click the

Stop

button to stop it.



Volume -

The volume name of the USB drive the users have access to. Volume 1-8 is

mapping to USB port1, and Volume 9-16 is mapping to USB port2.



Capacity -

The storage capacity of the USB driver.



Used -

The used space of the USB driver.



Free -

The available space of the USB driver.



Use% -

The percentage of the used space.



Shared -

Indicates the shared or non-shared status of the volume. When the volume is

shared, you can click the

Disable

to stop sharing the volume; when volume is non-shared,

you can click the

Enable

button to share the volume.

Click the

Start

button to start the Network Sharing service.

Click the

Stop

button to stop the Network Sharing service.

Click the

Eject Disk

button to safely remove the USB storage device that is connected to USB

port. This takes the drive offline. A message (as shown in Figure 4-54) will appear on your web

browser when it is safe to detach the USB disk.

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Figure 4-54 Safe Unplug Message

Click the

Rescan

button to start a new scan.

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

1.

Plug an external USB hard disk drive or USB flash drive into this Router.

2.

Click the

Rescan

button to find the USB drive that has been attached to the Router.

3.

Click the

Start

button to start the Storage Sharing service.

4.

Click the

Enable

button under

Shared

to enable the disk to share.

5.

Click the

Open the disk

to visit the sharing disk.



Note:

1)

The Router can automatically locate new USB drive. But to display the information about your

USB device, you need to click the

Rescan

button manually.

2)

The new settings will not take effect until you restart the service.

3)

To unplug the USB drive, click

Eject Disk

button first. Simply pulling USB drive out of the

USB port can cause damage to the device and loss of data.

4)

Mounted volumes of each USB port are subject to the 8-volume limit. So you cannot access

more than 8 volumes on the USB storage device.

5)

If you change the storage settings during the storage connection is established, then the

changes will not take effect until the Router or the client is rebooted.

4.10.2 FTP Server

Choose menu “

USB Settings

→

FTP Server

”, you can create an FTP server that can be accessed

from the Internet or your local network.