Figure 6-2 Application scenario 2 of a global address pool
DHCP Client
DHCP Relay
Internet
DHCP Server
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring a DHCP server based on a global address pool, complete the following tasks:
l Ensuring that the link between the DHCP client and the AR150/200 works properly
l (Optional) Configuring the DNS service on a DHCP client
l (Optional) Configuring the NetBIOS service on a DHCP client
l Configuring the routes destined to the DNS server and the NetBIOS server on the
AR150/200 (The routes are configured only after the DNS and NetBIOS servers are
configured.)
l (Optional) Configuring user-defined DHCP options on the DHCP server
Data Preparation
To configure the DHCP server based on a global address pool, you need the following data.
No.
Data
1 Name of a global address pool, IP address range and lease, (optional) range of IP
addresses that cannot be assigned dynamically, and (optional) IP and MAC address
entries that need to be statically bound
2 Egress gateway of a DHCP client
3 (Optional) IP address of the DNS server and domain name of a DHCP client
4 (Optional) IP address of the NetBIOS server and the NetBIOS node type of a DHCP
client
5 (Optional) Code of a user-defined DHCP option, and ASCII string, hexadecimal
number, or IP address of the option
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