Configuring DHCP Server and Relay Settings 1055
Configuring a Dynamic Address Pool

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to create

an address pool with network information that is dynamically assigned to

hosts with DHCP clients that request the information.

Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
ip dhcp pool
name
Create a DHCP address pool and enters DHCP pool
configuration mode.
network
network-ip
[
mask
|
prefixlength
]
Configure the subnet number and mask for a DHCP
address pool. Clients requesting an IP address can be
assigned any non-excluded IP address within this network.
lease [
duration
] |
infinite}]
Specify the duration of the lease for an IP address that is
assigned from a DHCP server to a DHCP client.
•
duration
— Days the lease is valid. You can optionally
specify the hours and minutes after specifying the days.
•
infinite
— 60 day lease
default-router
address1
[
address2....address8
]
Specify the list of default gateway IP addresses to be
assigned to the DHCP client.
dns-server
address1
[
address2....address8
]
Specify the list of DNS server IP addresses to be assigned
to the DHCP client.
domain-name
domain
Specify the domain name for a DHCP client.
option
code
{ascii
string
| hex
string1
[
string2...string8
] | ip
address1
[
address2...address8
]}
Manually configure DHCP options.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show ip dhcp pool
configuration {
name
|
all}
View the settings for the specified address pool or for all
configured address pools.