UserGate DHCP server

DHCP server performs automatic configuration of TCP/IP parameters for hosts within a local network. DHCP server allows to set parameters such as IP address with the appropriate network mask, IP address of the default gateway, DNS server addresses, domain names, etc.

DHCP server issues IP addresses from a specified IP range (pool of IP addresses) for a specified period of time (lease period). After expiration of the lease period a client can request a lease extension for the specified IP address. DHCP server can be configured to have reservations of certain IP addresses from a given pool to hardware (MAC) addresses. This allows you to ensure the binding of the IP addresses for certain hosts from the local network.

Using DHCP configuration allows facilitate LAN management, because all the TCP/IP settings are specified on the server itself, without need to configure individual workstations.