ECS4660-28F_Management Guide-R03

C HAPTER 17 | IP Services
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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◆ Subnet Mask – The bit combination that identifies the network (or
subnet) and the host portion of the DHCP address pool.
Setting Parameters for a Static Host
◆ IP – The IP address to assign to the host.
◆ Subnet Mask – Specifies the network mask of the client.
◆ Client-Identifier – A unique designation for the client device, either a
text string (1-15 characters) or hexadecimal value. The information
included in the identifier is based on RFC 2132 Option 60, and must be
unique for all clients in the same administrative domain.
◆ Hardware Address – Specifies the MAC address and protocol used on
the client. (Options: Ethernet, IEEE802, FDDI, None;
Default: Ethernet)
Setting 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: 1-128
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: Finite, Infinite; Default: Infinite)
WEB INTERFACE
To configure DHCP address pools:
1. Click IP Service, DHCP, Server.
2. Select Configure Pool from the Step list.