Addressing Defaults

By default, the Route10 will obtain DHCP over the WAN interface from the internet service provider.  The Route10 will then act as the DHCP server for your internal LAN.

TIP: Hover your cursor over the ? icons beside each field label for more information.

Configuring DHCP server

Edit DHCP pool

1. Network tab
2. Route10 device icon
3. VLAN
4. Hover over the question mark bubble to see more information

Reserved Addresses

Reserved addresses (Default: 10) are addresses that will not be given out by the DHCP server. As the tooltip indicates, these can be freely used for static IP addressing.

Set Reserved IPs to the number of addresses to reserve at the start of the pool.

Note that the first and last addresses in a network may not be used by devices, which is why most gateways use the next address ending in .1 instead. The default of 10 reserved addresses means that clients will begin receiving addresses at .10 and up. The result is that .2 through .9 are available for static assignment.

Pool Size

Set Pool Size to the number of total addresses to lease. This will shrink or expand the size from the end of the pool. It is common to limit the pool size to leave some space at the end for static expansion.

Changing DNS Servers

By default, the Route10 itself will act as a DNS server/relay. In this case, the Route10 will accept DNS queries from all LAN clients, and relay that query to the DNS servers provided or set by the ISP, then relay the results to the original client that made the request.

If you prefer to set your own DNS servers, set DNS Servers to a comma-separated list of DNS servers. For example: 1.1.1.1,9.9.9.9

Expanding a DHCP Server

By Expanding the Subnet

The default 192.168.1.1/24 subnet allows for 256 addresses. To expand your subnet, change the /24 to a value closer to 0. For example, /23 will double the number of addresses on the subnet to 512. The value you use will depend on your network needs. You may then adjust the size of the pool with the Pool Size option as described above.

Read more about /24, /23, etc (CIDR Notation) here.

Adding a DHCP Server (VLAN)

When following the instructions above to edit the default DHCP server on VLAN 1, click the plus icon to add a new VLAN and corresponding subnet and DHCP server.

Set a unique VLAN ID and Router IP to ensure there is no conflict on the network before proceeding to edit the new DHCP server as described in the previous section.

Client lease assignment

1. Client device icon
2. Set IP Address
3. Save