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Chapter 25 Configuring DHCP
How to Configure DHCP
option are identified by the client hardware address. When you configure thi s feature, the port name of
the interface overrides the client identifier or hardware address and the actual point of connection, the
switch port, becomes the client identifier.
In all cases, by connecting the Ethernet cable to the same port, the same IP address is allocated through
DHCP to the attached device.
The DHCP server port-based address allocation feature is only supported on a Cisco IOS DHCP server
and not a third-party server.
By default, DHCP server port-based address allocation is disabled.
How to Configure DHCP

Configuring the DHCP Relay Agent

Specifying the Packet Forwarding Address

Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 service dhcp Enables the DHCP server and relay agent on your switch. By default, this
feature is enabled.
Step 3 end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Command Purpose
Step 1 configure terminal Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2 interface vlan vlan-id Creates a switch virtual interface by entering a VLAN
ID, and enters interface configuration mode.
Step 3 ip address ip-address subnet-mask Configures the interface with an IP address and an IP
subnet.
Step 4 ip helper-address address Specifies the DHCP packet forwarding address.
The helper address can be a specific DHCP server
address, or it can be the network address if other
DHCP servers are on the destination network
segment. Using the network address enables other
servers to respond to DHCP requests.
If you have multiple servers, you can configure one
helper address for each server.
Step 5 exit Returns to global configuration mode.