Installation guide

Switch Services
5-5
The DHCP Server screen displays with the Configuration tab displayed.
2. Select the Enable DHCP Server checkbox to enable the switch’s internal DHCP Server for use with
global pools.
3. Select the Ignore BOOTP checkbox to bypass a BOOTP request.
4. Define an interval (from 1 -10 seconds) for the ping timeout variable. The switch uses the timeout to
intermittently ping and discover whether the client requested IP address is already used.
5. Refer to the following information as displayed within Network Pool field.
6. 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 5-6.
7. To delete an existing DHCP pool from the list of those available, highlight the pool from within the
Network Pool field and click the Delete button.
Pool Name Displays the name of the IP pool from which IP addresses can be
issued to DHCP client requests on the current interface. The pool is
the range of IP addresses available.
Network Displays the network address for the clients.
Lease Time
(dd:hh:mm)
When a DHCP server allocates an address for a DHCP client, the
client is assigned a lease (which expires after a designated interval
defined by the administrator). The lease time is the time an IP
address is reserved for re-connection after its last use. Using very
short leases, DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which
there are more computers than there are available IP addresses.
This is useful, for example, in education and customer
environments where MU users change frequently. Use longer
leases if there are fewer users.
Domain Displays the domain name for the current interface.