Tp-Link TL-R488T [42/90] Dhcp settings

TL-R488T Load Balance Broadband Router User Guide

Figure 4-17

Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function. The detailed

explanations for each submenu are provided below.

4.4.1 DHCP Settings

Choose menu “DHCP→DHCP Settings”, you can configure the DHCP in the next screen (shown

in Figure 4-18).

The route

r is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which

provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the router on the LAN.

Figure 4-18

¾ 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 manually configure the

computer.

¾ Start IP Address - This field specifies the first address in the IP address pool. The default

address is 192.168.1.100.

¾ End IP Address - This field specifies the end address in the IP address pool. The default

address is 192.168.1.199.

¾ Address Lease Time - This is the amount of time in which a network user will be allowed

connection to the router with their current dynamic IP address. Enter the amount of time (in

minutes), the range of the time is 1 ~ 2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.