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2.

Type in a new

IP Address

as needed.

3.

Select the

Subnet Mask

or customize one in dotted decimal format. The subnet

mask together with the IP address identifies your local IP subnet.

4.

Tap

Save

.

2. 13.

DHCP Server

The DHCP Server app can configure your Touch P5 to act as a DHCP (Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol) server to assign IP addresses to its clients and view client

information from the client list. To use the DHCP server of your Touch P5, you must

configure all computers on the LAN as

Obtain an IP Address automatically

. You can also

manually reserve an IP address for a client that is connected to your Touch P5. Once

reserved, the IP address will only be assigned to the client by the DHCP server.

1.

On the menu screen, tap the

DHCP Server

icon to start it.

2.

Configure the DHCP settings as needed.

¾

To set DHCP server of your Touch P5:

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1 ) Select

DHCP Server

.

2 )

The

Enable DHCP Server

checkbox is enabled by default.

3 )

Specify the

IP Address Pool

, and the start and end addresses must be on the

same subnet with the LAN IP. Your Touch P5 will assign addresses within this

specified range to its clients. It is from 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.199 by default.

4 )

Enter a value for the

Address Lease Time

.

The

Address Lease Time

is the amount of time in which a DHCP client can lease

its current dynamic IP address assigned by your Touch P5. After the dynamic

IP address expires, the client will be automatically assigned a new dynamic IP

address.

5 )

The

Default Gateway

is automatically filled, the same as the LAN IP address of

your Touch P5. Enter

Primary DNS

and

Secondary DNS

if the ISP offers.

6 ) Tap

Save

.

¾

To view the client information:

1 )

Select

DHCP Client List

.

2 )

You can view the information of connected clients.

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¾

To reserve an IP address for a specified client device:

1 ) Select

Address Reservation

and tap

Add

to add an address reservation entry

for your device.

2 )

Enter the

MAC Address

of the device for which you want to reserve IP address.

3 )

Specify the

IP Address

which will be reserved for the device.

4 )

Enter the

Description

for the device.

5 ) Check the

Enable This Entry

box and tap

Save

to make the settings effective

(shown as below).

Note:

If you want to modify a reserved address, tap the reserved address to modify it. If you want to add or

delete a reserved address, tap

Edit

to set up as needed.

2. 14.

QoS

By default, the Internet bandwidth is shared by connected devices and applications,

which means that the bandwidth of each device or application is uncontrollable while

they are sharing the Internet. When some device is streaming videos on Internet or

downloading with P2P software, the Internet experience of other applications will be

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affected. The QoS (Quality of Service) app can help to specify priority levels for some

devices or applications, thus avoiding the situation.

1.

On the menu screen, tap the

QoS

icon to start it.

2.

Select

QoS Settings

to set the parameters of QoS.

1 )

Select

Enable QoS

checkbox.

2 )

Set the maximum upload and download bandwidth provided by your service

provider. 1Mbps equals to 1024Kbps.

3 ) Select

Advanced

and drag the scroll bar to set the bandwidth priority

percentage. Tap

Done

.

Note:

Add each priority up no more than 100%.

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4 ) Tap

Save

.

3.

Return to the home screen of QoS, and select

High

,

Middle

or

Low Priority

to

Add

the rules. Here we use

High Priority

as an example.

4.

Select

By Device

or

By Application

as the rule type.

5.

If

By Device

is selected, tap

View

to choose the respective device. If the device is not

listed, enter the

Device Name

and

MAC Address

manually.

If

By Application

is selected, tap

Application

to select the corresponding application.

If the application is not listed, tap

Custom Application

to enter below application

parameters manually.

•

Name

: Type in a name for your application.

•

Protocol

: Select the protocol for your application, if you are not sure, select

ALL

.

•

Port

: Enter the destination port for your application. Usually each application

has a fixed port, so please ensure you enter the correct port.

6.

Tap

Save

. The QoS rule will be listed in the priority table.