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Figure 6-24. DHCP Server Properties
• DHCP Server Status — Indicates if the DHCP server is enabled. The possible field values are:
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Enable — Enables the DHCP server.
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Disable — Disables the DHCP server. This is the default value.
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DHCP Ping — Indicates if the DHCP server is set to ping the offered IP address before responding to
a client request, to ensure that the address is not in use. The possible field values are:
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Enable — Enables ping on the DHCP server.
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Disable — Disables ping on the DHCP server.
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DHCP Ping Retries — Optionally specifies the number of pings that are sent before an IP address can
be assigned to a requesting client. The range is 1 to 10 and the default value is two.
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Use Default — Reverts to the default Ping Retries setting (2 retries).
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DHCP Ping Timeout — Optionally specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) the DHCP server
waits for a ping reply before it stops attempting to reach a pool address, prior to assigning this address
to a requesting client. timeout is 500 milliseconds.
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Use Default — Reverts to the default Ping Timeout (500 milliseconds).
Enabling the DHCP Server
1 Open the DHCP Server Properties page.
2 Select Enable in the DHCP Server Status field.
3 Optionally, select Enable in the DHCP Ping field to enable ping globally.
4 Define the number of ping retries in the DHCP Ping Retries field, or click Use Default to select the
default number of two retries.