Mercusys Halo S3 User Manual

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300Mbps Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System
Halo S3
Chapter 5 Advanced Features
5.1 DHCP
5.1.1 DHCP Settings
The device is set up by default as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol)
server, which provides the TCP/IP conguration for all the PCs that are connected to
the device in the LAN.
Specify DHCP server settings and click Save.
• DHCP Server - Enable or Disable the server. If you disable the Server, you must
have another DHCP server within your network or else you must congure the IP
address of the computer manually.
• Start IP Address - This eld species the rst address in the IP Address pool.
192.168.0.100 is the default start IP address.
• End IP Address - This eld species the last address in the IP Address pool.
192.168.0.199 is the default end IP address.
• Lease Time - The Address Lease Time is the length of time a network user will be
allowed to keep connecting to the device with the current DHCP Address. Enter
the amount of time, in minutes, that the DHCP address will be "leased". The time
range is 1~2880 minutes. The default value is 120 minutes.
• Default Gateway - (Optional) Suggest to input the IP Address of the LAN port of the
device, default value is 192.168.0.1.
• Default Domain - (Optional) Input the domain name of your network.
• DNS Server - (Optional) Input the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Or consult
your ISP.
• Secondary DNS Server - (Optional) You can input the IP Address of another DNS
server if your ISP provides two DNS servers.
Note:
To use the DHCP server function of the device, you should congure all computers in the LAN as
"Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take eect until the device reboots.

Mercusys Halo S3 Specifications

General

Mesh Technology	Yes
MU-MIMO	Yes
Beamforming	Yes
Parental Controls	Yes
Guest Network	Yes
Frequency Band	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wireless Security	WPA3