DHCP C
OMMANDS

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DHCP Commands
These commands are used to configure Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) client, relay, and server functions. You can configure any
VLAN interface to be automatically assigned an IP address via DHCP.
This switch can be configured to relay DHCP client configuration requests
to a DHCP server on another network, or you can configure this switch to
provide DHCP service directly to any client.

DHCP Client

ip dhcp client-identifier

This command specifies the DCHP client identifier for the current
interface. Use the no form to remove this identifier.
Syntax
ip dhcp client-identifier {text text | hex hex}
no ip dhcp client-identifier
text - A text string. (Range: 1-15 characters)
Command Group Function Pag
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DHCP Client Allows interfaces to dynamically acquire IP address
information
3-15
5
DHCP Relay Relays DHCP requests from local hosts to a remote DHCP
server
3-15
7
DHCP Server Configures DHCP service using address pools or static
bindings
3-16
0
Command Function Mod
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Pag
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ip dhcp
client-identifier
Specifies the DHCP client identifier for this switch IC 3-15
5
ip dhcp restart client Submits a BOOTP or DHCP client request PE 3-15
6