Chapter 16
| IP Services
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
Creating a New Address Pool
◆ Pool Name – A string or integer. (Range: 1-32 characters)
◆ Type – Sets the address pool type to Network or Host.
Setting Parameters for a Network Pool
◆ IP – The IP address of the DHCP address pool.
◆ Subnet Mask – The bit combination that identifies the network (or subnet) and
the host portion of the DHCP address pool.
Setting Parameters for a Static Host
◆ IP – The IP address to assign to the host.
◆ Subnet Mask – Specifies the network mask of the client.
◆ Client-Identifier – A unique designation for the client device, either a text
string (1-15 characters) or hexadecimal value. The information included in the
identifier is based on RFC 2132 Option 60, and must be unique for all clients in
the same administrative domain.
◆ Hardware Address – Specifies the MAC address and protocol used on the
client. (Options: Ethernet, IEEE802, FDDI, None; Default: Ethernet)
Setting Optional Parameters
◆ Default Router – The IP address of the primary and alternate gateway router.
The IP address of the router should be on the same subnet as the client.
◆ DNS Server – The IP address of the primary and alternate DNS server. DNS
servers must be configured for a DHCP client to map host names to IP
addresses.
◆ Netbios Server – IP address of the primary and alternate NetBIOS Windows
Internet Naming Service (WINS) name server used for Microsoft DHCP clients.
◆ Netbios Type – NetBIOS node type for Microsoft DHCP clients.
(Options: Broadcast, Hybrid, Mixed, Peer to Peer; Default: Hybrid)
◆ Domain Name – The domain name of the client. (Range: 1-128 characters)
◆ Bootfile – The default boot image for a DHCP client. This file should placed on
the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server specified as the Next Server.
◆ Next Server – The IP address of the next server in the boot process, which is
typically a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.