Setup the Prestige as a DHCP Server


DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The P641supports the DHCP server function. When it is configured as a DHCP server, it assigns the IP addresses, DNS to the LAN clients. See figure 1.

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1. Toggle the DHCP to Relay in menu 3.2 and enter the IP address of the DHCP server in the 'Relay Server Address' field.

                   
                Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup

                    DHCP Setup
                      DHCP= Relay

                      Client IP Pool Starting Address= N/A
                      Size of Client IP Pool= N/A
                      Primary DNS Server= N/A
                      Secondary DNS Server= N/A
                      Relay Server Address= 192.168.1.2

                    TCP/IP Setup:
                      IP Address= 192.168.1.1
                      IP Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0
                      RIP Direction= Both
                        Version= RIP-1
    

                    Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
 



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