Configuration Guide Configuring DHCPConfiguring DHCP
domain-name: Defines a domain name of a DHCP client.
DHCP address pool configuration mode
You may define a domain name for a client. When the client accesses network through the host name,
the domain name will be added automatically to complete the host name.
 Configuring DNS
dns-server ip-address [ ip-address2…ip-address8 ]
ip-address: Defines an IP address of a DNS server. Configure at least one IP address.
ip-address2…ip-address8: (Optional) A maximum of 8 DNS servers can be configured.
DHCP address pool configuration mode
If a client accesses network resources through the domain name, you need to configure a DNS server to
resolve the domain name.
 Configuring NetBIOS WINS Server
netbios-name-server address [address2…address8]
address: Defines an IP address of a WINS server. Configure at least one IP address.
ip-address2…ip-address8: (Optional) A maximum of 8 WINS servers can be configured.
DHCP address pool configuration mode
WINS is a domain name service through which a Microsoft TCP/IP network resolves a NetNBIOS name
to an IP address. A WINS server is a Windows NT server. When a WINS server starts, it receives a
registration request from a WINS client. When the client shuts down, it sends a name release message,
so that the computers in the WINS database and on the network are consistent.
 Configuring NetBIOS Node Type on Client
type: Defines a NetBIOS node type with one of the following approaches.
1. A hexadecimal number, ranging from 0 to FF. Only followings values are available.
 b-node
 p-node
 m-node
 8 for h-node
2. A character string.
 b-node for a broadcast node;
 p-node for a peer-to-peer node;
 m-node for a mixed node;
 h-node for a hybrid mode.
DHCP address pool configuration mode
There are four types of NetBIOS nodes of a Microsoft DHCP client. 1) A broadcast node. For such a
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