D-Link DWS-4026 [127/741] Managing the dhcp server

ManagingtheDHCPServer

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page127

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

ManagingtheDHCPServer

DHCPisgenerallyusedbetweenclients(e.g.,hosts)andservers(e.g.,routers)forthepurposeofassigningIP

addresses,gateways,andothernetworkingdefinitionssuchasDNS,NTP,and/orSIPparameters.TheDHCP

ServerfoldercontainslinkstowebpagesthatdefineanddisplayDHCPparametersanddata.

GlobalConfiguration

UsetheGlobalConfigurationpagetoconfigureDHCPglobalparameters.

Todisplaythepage,clickLAN>Administration>DHCPServer>GlobalConfigurationinthenavigationtree.

Figure57:DHCPServerGlobalConfiguration

Table47:DHCPServerGlobalConfigurationFields

Field Description

AdminMode EnablesordisablesDHCPserveroperationontheswitch.Thedefaultvalueis

Disable.

PingPacketCount SpecifiesthenumberofpacketsaserversendstoaPooladdresstocheckfor

duplicationaspartofapingoperation.Defaultvalueis2.Thevalidrangeis(0,

2to10).Set

tingthevalueto0disablesthefunction.

ConflictLoggingMode SpecifieswhethertoenableordisableconflictloggingonaDHCPSer ver.The

defaultvalueisEnable.

BootpAutomaticMode SpecifieswhethertoenableordisableBootpfordynamicpools.

Enable Allowstheallocationoftheaddressesintheautomaticaddresspooltothe

otPclient.

Disable DoesnotusetheautomaticaddresspooladdressesforBootPclients.Thisis

thedefaultvalue.