9.2.5 Packet Tracer – Configure DHCP on a Wireless Router Answers
Packet Tracer – Configure DHCP on a Wireless Router (Answers Version)
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Objectives
- Connect 3 PCs to a wireless router
- Change the DHCP setting to a specific network range
- Configure the clients to obtain their address via DHCP
Background / Scenario
A home user wants to use a wireless router to connect 3 PCs. All 3 PCs should obtain their address automatically from the wireless router.
Instructions
Part 1: Set up the network topology
- Add three generic PCs.
- Connect each PC to an Ethernet port to the wireless router using straight-through cables.
Part 2: Observe the default DHCP settings
- After the amber lights have turned green, click PC0. Click the Desktop tab. Select IP Configuration. Select DHCP to receive an IP address from DHCP Enabled Router.
Question:
Record the IP address of the default gateway:
Type your answers here.
192.168.0.1
- Close the IP Configuration window.
- Open a Web Browser.
- Enter the IP address of the default gateway recorded earlier into the URL field. When prompted, enter the username admin and password admin.
- Scroll through the Basic Setup page to view default settings, including the default IP address of the wireless router.
- Notice that DHCP is enabled, the starting address of the DHCP range and the range of addresses available to clients.
Part 3: Change the default IP address of the wireless router.
- Within the Router IP Settings section, change the IP address to: 192.168.5.1.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Settings.
- If it is done correctly, the web page will display an error message. Close the web browser.
- Click IP Configuration to renew the assigned IP address. Click Static. Click DHCP to receive new IP address information from the wireless router.
- Open the web browser, enter the IP address 192.168.5.1 in the URL field. When prompted, enter the username admin and password admin.
Part 4: Change the default DHCP range of addresses.
- Notice the DHCP Server Start IP Address is updated to the same network as the Router IP.
- Change the Starting IP Address from 192.168.5.100 to 192.168.5.126.
- Change the Maximum Number of Users to 75.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Settings. Close the web browser.
- Click IP Configuration to renew the assigned IP address. Click Static. Click DHCP to receive new IP address information from the wireless router.
- Select Command Prompt. Enter ipconfig.
Question:
Record the IP address for PC0:
Type your answers here.
Part 5: Enable DHCP on the other PCs.
- Click PC1.
- Select Desktop tab.
- Select IP Configuration.
- Click DHCP.
Question:
Record the IP address for PC1:
Type your answers here.
192.168.5.127
- Close the configuration window.
- Enable DHCP on PC2 following the steps for PC1.
Part 6: Verify connectivity
- Click PC2 and select the Desktop tab.
- Select Command Prompt.
- Enter ipconfig at the prompt to view the IP configuration.
- At the prompt, enter ping 192.168.5.1 to ping the wireless router.
- Enter ping 192.168.5.126 to ping PC0 at the prompt.
- At the prompt, enter ping 192.168.5.127 to ping PC1.
- The pings to all devices should be successful.