Users Guide

Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) is an application layer protocol that dynamically assigns IP
addresses and other configuration parameters to network end-stations (hosts) based on the configuration
policies the network administrators determine.
Topics:
• Commands to Configure the System to be a DHCP Server
• Commands to Configure Secure DHCP
• Commands to Configure DNS
Commands to Configure the System to
be a DHCP Server
To configure the system to be a DHCP server, use the following commands.
clear ip dhcp
Reset the DHCP counters.
Syntax
clear ip dhcp [binding {address} | conflict | server statistics]
Parameters
binding Enter the keyword binding to delete all entries in the binding
table.
address Enter the IP address to clear the binding entry for a single IP
address.
conflicts Enter the keyword conflicts to delete all of the log entries
created for IP address conflicts.
server statistics Enter the keywords server statistics to clear all the server
counter information.
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