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Table of Contents 
1 DHCP Overview··········································································································································1-1 
Introduction to DHCP······························································································································1-1 
DHCP IP Address Assignment ···············································································································1-1 
IP Address Assignment Policy ········································································································1-1 
Obtaining IP Addresses Dynamically ······························································································1-2 
Updating IP Address Lease·············································································································1-2 
DHCP Packet Format······························································································································1-3 
Protocol Specification······························································································································1-4 
2 DHCP Server Configuration······················································································································2-1 
Introduction to DHCP Server ··················································································································2-1 
Usage of DHCP Server ···················································································································2-1 
DHCP Address Pool························································································································2-1 
DHCP IP Address Preferences ·······································································································2-3 
DHCP Server Configuration Task List ····································································································2-3 
Enabling DHCP·······································································································································2-3 
Configuring the Global Address Pool Based DHCP Server····································································2-4 
Configuration Task List····················································································································2-4 
Enabling the Global Address Pool Mode on Interface(s) ································································2-5 
Creating a DHCP Global Address Pool···························································································2-5 
Configuring an Address Allocation Mode for the Global Address Pool···········································2-5 
Configuring a Domain Name Suffix for the DHCP Client ································································2-8 
Configuring DNS Servers for the DHCP Client ···············································································2-8 
Configuring WINS Servers for the DHCP Client··············································································2-9 
Configuring Gateways for the DHCP Client ··················································································2-10 
Configuring BIMS Server Information for the DHCP Client···························································2-10 
Configuring Option 184 Parameters for the Client with Voice Service··········································2-10 
Configuring a Self-Defined DHCP Option ·····················································································2-13 
Configuring the Interface Address Pool Based DHCP Server······························································2-14 
Configuration Task List··················································································································2-14 
Enabling the Interface Address Pool Mode on Interface(s)···························································2-15 
Configuring an Address Allocation Mode for an Interface Address Pool ······································2-16 
Configuring a Domain Name Suffix for the DHCP Client ······························································2-18 
Configuring DNS Servers for the DHCP Client ·············································································2-18 
Configuring WINS Servers for the DHCP Client············································································2-19 
Configuring BIMS Server Information for the DHCP Client···························································2-20 
Configuring Option 184 Parameters for the Client with Voice Service··········································2-20 
Configuring a Self-Defined DHCP Option ·····················································································2-21 
Configuring DHCP Server Security Functions······················································································2-22 
Prerequisites··································································································································2-22 
Enabling Unauthorized DHCP Server Detection···········································································2-22 
Configuring IP Address Detecting ·································································································2-23 
Configuring DHCP Accounting Functions·····························································································2-23