19.1 Installing DHCP

  1. Log into the NOWS SBE console.

  2. Click Add/Remove > All. Scroll down to DHCP and click Install.

  3. Click Basic, then click Next.

  4. Confirm that the default settings for DHCP configuration are appropriate or change them as needed.

    • Subnet: Specify the network’s subnet IP address.

    • Netmask: Specify the network’s subnet mask.

    • IP Range Start: Specify beginning number of the range of your network’s IP addresses (0 is usually the network address).

    • IP Range End: Specify the ending number of the range of your network’s IP addresses (255 is usually the broadcast address).

    • Network Interface: Specify the interface for the DHCP server to use.

    • DNS 1: Specify the IP addresses of your DNS server.

    • DNS 2: Specify the IP address of an alternative DNS server.

    • Default Route: Specify the default route for DHCP clients. This is the IP address of the next hop router that the clients would go for any traffic off their network. If your server is the NAT/internal gateway, use the server’s internal IP address for this setting.

    • Domain: This is your company’s domain name.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Review the settings. To make a change, click Back. To proceed with the installation, click Next.

  7. The DCHP basic installation is now complete. Click Finish to return to the available software page.