LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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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)

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To configure DHCP address pools:

1.

Click IP Service, DHCP, Server.

2.

Select Configure Pool from the Step list.

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