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D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual 28

Section 3 - Basic Conguration

Step #1: Enable DHCP Server (Optional)

Bydefault,DynamicHostCongurationProtocol(DHCP)is disabledonthewirelesscontroller.Ifyouarenot

conguringyouraccesspointswithstaticIPaddresses,setupaDHCPserver,orDHCPserverrelayonthenetwork.

Ifdesired,performthefollowingproceduretocongureyourwirelesscontrollertoactasaDHCPserver.

1. Click Network > LAN > LAN Settings. The LAN Settings page will appear.

Field Description

Starting IP

Address

EnterthestartingIPaddressintheIPaddresspool.AnynewDHCPclientjoiningtheLANisassigned

anIPaddresswithinthestartingandendingIPaddressrange.StartingandendingIPaddresses

shouldbeinthesameIPaddresssubnetasthewirelesscontroller’sLANIPaddress.

Ending IP Address EntertheendingIPaddressintheIPaddresspool.

Default Gateway EntertheIPaddressofthegatewayforyourLAN.

Domain Name Enterthedomainname.

Lease Time EntertheleasetimeoftheassignedIPaddresses.

Congure DNS/

WINS

TurnthisontoentertheIPaddressoftheDNSorWINSserver.

Primary DNS

Server

IfconguredDomainNameSystem(DNS)serversareavailableontheLAN,entertheIPaddressof

the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS

Server

Ifcongureddomainnamesystem(DNS)serversareavailableontheLAN,entertheIPaddressof

the secondary DNS server.

WINS Server

IfWindowsInternetNameService(DNS)serversareavailableontheLAN,entertheIPaddressof

the WINS server.

2. Under IP Address Setup,changetheIPAddressandSubnetMasktovaluesusedwithinyournetwork.

Recordthesettings;youwillrefertothemlaterinthisprocedure.

3. Click Save.

4. Wait 60 seconds and then relaunch your web browser.

5. In the web browser’s address eld, enter the newIPaddressyourecordedinstep2.

6. Click Network > LAN > LAN Settings.

7. In the LAN Settings page, change DHCP Mode to DHCP Server. This will bring up several new elds

belowDHCPMode.

8. Complete the elds below and click Save.