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Configuring the Switch
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• Client-Identifier – A unique designation for the client device, either a text string
(1-15 characters) or hexadecimal value.
Setting the Optional Parameters
• Default Router – The IP address of the primary and alternate gateway router.
The IP address of the router should be on the same 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 names to IP addresses.
• Netbios Server – IP address of the primary and alternate NetBIOS Windows
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: 1-32 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)
Examples
Creating a New Address Pool
Web – Click DHCP, Server, Pool Configuration. Specify a pool name, then click Add.
Figure 3-109 DHCP Server Pool Configuration
CLI – This example adds an address pool and enters DHCP pool configuration
mode
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Console(config)#ip dhcp pool mgr 4-126
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