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| Changing the DHCP Lease Time |
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Certain DHCP Server parameters cannot be changed from their default settings via the LAN-Cell's Web GUI interface. However, they can be modified from the LAN-Cell's Command Line Interface (CLI).
For example, to change the DHCP Lease Time for IP addresses assigned to LAN devices, follow these steps:
- Make a Telnet or SSH connection to the LAN-Cell (or use the Blue Serial Console cable).
- Enter your administrator password (same as the Web GUI password).
- Select Menu Option #24, then Menu Option #8 to reach the Command Line Interface.
- Enter the following command (case sensitive) and press Enter:
ip dhcp enif0 server leasetime NNNNNN
where: LAN = enif0 DMZ = enif2 WLAN - enif4 NNNNNN = DHCP lease time in seconds (default value is 259200 or 72 hours)
- You can confirm the new lease time value by entering the command:
ip dhcp enif0 status The new value will remain in effect until the LAN-Cell is reset to factory defaults.
- Type
sys quit to exit the command interface.
Several other DHCP parameters can be set via the CLI including: probecount, dnsserver, gateway, hostname, leasetime, netmask, pool, renewaltime, rebindtime
See the CLI command ip dhcp enif0 server ? for more details.
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