Configuring Network Settings 
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Check Point ZoneAlarm User Guide 
Configuring a DHCP Server 
By default, the ZoneAlarm router operates as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration 
Protocol) server. This allows the ZoneAlarm router to automatically configure all the 
devices on your network with their network configuration details. 
Note: 
The DHCP server only serves computers that are configured to obtain an IP 
address automatically. If a computer is not configured to obtain an IP address 
automatically, it is recommended to assign it an IP address outside of the DHCP 
address range. However, if you do assign the computer an IP address within the 
DHCP address range, the DHCP server will detect this and will not assign this IP 
address to another computer. 
If you already have a DHCP server in your internal network, and you want to use it instead 
of the ZoneAlarm DHCP server, you must disable the ZoneAlarm DHCP server, since you 
cannot have two DHCP servers or relays on the same network segment. 
If you want to use a DHCP server on the Internet or via a VPN, instead of the ZoneAlarm 
DHCP server, you can configure DHCP relay. When in DHCP relay mode, the ZoneAlarm 
router relays information from the desired DHCP server to the devices on your network. 
Note: 
You can perform DHCP reservation using network objects. For information, 
see 
Using Network Objects
on page 95. 
Enabling/Disabling the ZoneAlarm DHCP Server 
You can enable and disable the ZoneAlarm DHCP Server for internal networks. 
To enable/disable the ZoneAlarm DHCP server 
1.
Click 
Network
in the main menu, and click the 
My Network
tab. 
The 
My Network
page appears. 
2.
In the desired network's row, click 
Edit
. 
The 
Edit Network Settings
page appears. 
3.
From the 
DHCP Server
list, select 
Enabled
or 
Disabled
. 
4.
Click 
Apply
.