User manual MAXTOR DHCP1

[. . . ] Matrox Networks Summary www. matrox. com/networks networks. techsupport@matrox. com +1 (514) 822-6090 Tech Note #1 DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This document describes the use of DHCP in the Matrox iSwitch. It contains the following: A list of the products which support this feature. [. . . ] At the end of the lease, the Matrox iSwitch will request another IP address and the server will either renew the lease or give a new address. One of the main advantages of DHCP over other similar protocols is that the network manager may also set other parameters automatically. The DHCP client retrieves the IP address of the Matrox iSwitch automatically. Since the Matrox iSwitch acts as an access router for your LAN, its IP address has to be known to all the PC's on your LAN for them to forward the information towards the Internet. Most DHCP servers will change the address of its clients occasionally. It is important that the DHCP server manager sets the Matrox iSwitch as a fixed address so that you may enter the IP address as your default gateway on your PC's. Note that since you are using a DHCP server you may have the server configure this value in all your PC's automatically. © Matrox Networks 1999 TechNote #1 - DHCP Page 2 of 2 DHCP Server What Is It?The Matrox iSwitch 8 is capable of acting as a DHCP server as described earlier. It can configure your PC automatically with the necessary parameters to connect to the LAN through the Matrox iSwitch 8. When you start the Matrox iSwitch 8 for the first time, it acts as a standard DHCP server. It provides your PC with an address that is on the same subnet as the Matrox iSwitch 8. The DHCP server allows communication between your PC and the Matrox iSwitch 8 simplifying your first steps. [. . . ] What You Should Know When you use the Matrox iSwitch 8 as a DHCP server, the IP Address of the Matrox iSwitch 8 must be static. The Matrox iSwitch will make sure the DHCP server is configured to give IP addresses on the same subnet as the new Matrox iSwitch 8 address. c. [. . . ]