Defining a Firebox as a DHCP Server
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2
Select the
Enable DHCP Server
checkbox.
3
Enter the default lease time for the server.
The default lease time is provided to clients that do not
specifically request times.
4
Enter the maximum lease time.
The maximum lease time is the longest time the server will
provide for a client. If a client requests a longer time, the request
is denied and the maximum lease time is provided.
Adding a new subnet
To make available (private) IP addresses accessible to
DHCP clients, add a subnet. To add a new subnet, you
specify a range of IP addresses to be assigned to clients on
the network. For example, you could define the address
range from 10.1.1.10 to 10.1.1.19 to give clients a pool of 10
addresses. From Policy Manager:
1
Select
Network
=>
DHCP Server
.
2
Click
Add
.
The DHCP Subnet Properties dialog box appears, as shown in the
following figure.
Summary of Contents for Firebox X10E
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Page 44: ...Chapter 2 Service and Support 22 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 61: ...Cabling the Firebox User Guide 39 ...
Page 68: ...Chapter 3 Getting Started 46 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 78: ...Chapter 4 Firebox Basics 56 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 156: ...Chapter 8 Configuring Filtered Services 134 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 182: ...Chapter 9 Configuring Proxied Services 160 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 220: ...Chapter 11 Intrusion Detection and Prevention 198 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 242: ...Chapter 12 Setting Up Logging and Notification 220 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 256: ...Chapter 13 Reviewing and Working with Log Files 234 WatchGuard Firebox System ...
Page 274: ...Chapter 14 Generating Reports of Network Activity 252 WatchGuard Firebox System ...