• Configure – Click this button to configure the corresp onding addr ess pool.
Setting the Network Parameters
• IP – The IP address of the DHCP address p ool.
•
Subnet Mask
– The bit combination that identifies the network (or subnet) and the
host portion of the DHCP address pool.
Setting the Host Parameters
• IP – The IP address of the DHCP address po ol.
• Subnet Mask – Specifies the network mask of t he cli ent.
•
Hardware Address
– Specifies the MAC address and protocol u sed on the cl ient.
(Options: Ethernet, IEEE802, FDDI; Default: Ethernet)
• Client-Identifier – A unique designation for the client devi ce, either a te xt string
(1-15 characters) or hexadecimal value.
Setting the Optional Parameters
• Default Router – The IP address of t he p rimar y a nd al ternate gat ewa y ro uter .
The IP address of the router should be on the sam e 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 name s to IP add res ses.
• Netbios Server – IP address of the primary and alternate NetB IOS Window s
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.
• Lease Time – The duration that an IP address is assigned to a DHCP client.
(Options: fixed period, Infinite; Default: 1 day)
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