DHCP server settings

System DHCP

 

 

DHCP server settings

Figure 23: Server options

Name

Enter a name for the DHCP server configuration.

Interface

Select the interface for which to configure the DHCP server.

Domain

Enter the domain that the DHCP server assigns to DHCP clients.

Default Gateway

Enter the IP address of the default gateway that the DHCP server

 

assigns to DHCP clients.

IP Range

Enter the starting IP and ending IP for the range of IP addresses that this

 

DHCP server assigns to DHCP clients.

Network Mask

Enter the netmask that the DHCP server assigns to DHCP clients.

Lease Time

Select Unlimited for an unlimited lease time or enter the interval in days,

 

hours, and minutes after which a DHCP client must ask the DHCP server

 

for new settings. The lease time can range from 5 minutes to 100 days.

DNS Server

Enter the IP addresses of up to 3 DNS servers that the DHCP server

 

assigns to DHCP clients.

WINS Server

Add the IP addresses of one or two WINS servers that the DHCP server

 

assigns to DHCP clients.

Option

Up to three custom DHCP options that can be sent by the DHCP server.

 

Code is the DHCP option code in the range 1 to 255. Option is an even

 

number of hexadecimal characters and is not required for some option

 

codes. For detailed information about DHCP options, see RFC 2132,

 

DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions.

To configure a DHCP server for an interface

After configuring an interface to be a DHCP server (using the procedure “To configure an interface to be a DHCP server” on page 75), you must configure a DHCP server for the interface.

1Go to System > DHCP > Server.

2Select Create New.

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100A specifications

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