Preparing for deployment > Enable the on-board DHCP server

Enable the on-board DHCP server

If you are testing the appliance on a private network or in a small environment that does not have a DHCP server, the appliance can act as the DHCP server by enabling this option on the appliance.

Ensure that there is the only one DHCP server on the network, and that you configure the router to forward the DHCP requests to the appliance.
1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click Network Settings to display the Network Settings page.
2.
Select the Enable On-Board DHCP Server check box.
The DHCP range fields appear.
3.
In DHCP Pool Start, enter the lowest IP address in the range.
4.
In DHCP Pool End, enter the highest IP address in the range.
5.
Click Save.

DHCP is enabled.