Specifications

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Chapter 5 Administering the Access Point
Configuring the Access Point to Provide DHCP Service
Use the no form of these commands to return to default settings.
This example shows how to configure the access point as a DHCP server:
AP# configure terminal
AP(config)# ip dhcp excluded-address 172.16.1.100 172.16.1.117
AP(config)# ip dhcp pool wishbone
AP(dhcp-config)# network 172.16.1.0 255.255.255.0
AP(dhcp-config)# lease 10
AP(dhcp-config)# end
Monitoring and Maintaining the DHCP Server Access Point
These sections describe commands you can use to monitor and maintain the DHCP server access point:
• Show Commands, page 5-19
• Clear Commands, page 5-20
• Debug Command, page 5-20
Show Commands
In Exec mode, enter the commands in Table 5-2 to display information about the access point as DHCP
server.
Step 5
lease { days [ hours ] [ minutes ] |
infinite }
Configure the duration of the lease for IP addresses assigned by the access
point.
• days—configure the lease duration in number of days
• (optional) hours—configure the lease duration in number of hours
• (optional) minutes—configure the lease duration in number of
minutes
• infinite—set the lease duration to infinite
Step 6
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7
show running-config Verify your entries.
Step 8
copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose
Table 5-2 Show Commands for DHCP Server
Command Purpose
show ip dhcp conflict [ address ] Displays a list of all address conflicts recorded by
a specific DHCP Server. Enter the access point’s
IP address to show conflicts recorded by the
access point.