Installation guide

Switch Services 5-11
3. Refer to the following information to assess whether the existing group of DHCP pools is sufficient:
4. Click the Edit button to modify the properties displayed on an existing DHCP pool. For more information,
see Editing the Properties of an Existing DHCP Pool on page 5-5.
5. To delete an existing DHCP pool from the list of those available, highlight the pool from within the Pool
Name field and click the Delete button.
6. Click the Add button to create a new DHCP pool. For more information, see Adding a New DHCP Pool on
page 5-6.
7. Click the Options button to insert a global pool name into the list of available pools. For more
information, see Configuring DHCP Global Options on page 5-8.
8. Click the DDNS button to configure a DDNS domain and server address that can be used with the list of
available pools. For more information, see Configuring DHCP Server DDNS Values on page 5-9.
Pool Name Displays the name of the IP pool from which IP addresses can be issued to DHCP
client requests on this interface. The pool is the range of IP addresses for which
addresses can be assigned.
IP Address Displays the IP address for the client on this interface using the pool name listed.
Hardware Address Displays the type of interface used to pass DHCP discover and request exchanges
between the switch DHCP server and DHCP Clients. The Hardware Address field
also displays the address of the DHCP client for whom the static IP is reserved.
Client Name Displays the name of the client requesting DHCP Server support over this
interface. This name is ready only cannot be modified using the host pool edit
option.
Client ID Displays the client Identifier, based on this identifier static IP is assigned.
Hardware address and Client Identifier should not be configured on the same host
pool. A pool name cannot have both a client ID and MAC address.