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DES-7200 Configuration Guide Chapter 4 DHCP Configuration
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to the DHCP client. If no address pool is defined for this network segment,
address assignment fails.
z If the DHCP request packet contains the IP address of the DHCP relay
agent, the address that is in the same subnet or network as this address is
assigned to the DHCP client. If no address pool is defined for this network
segment, address assignment fails.
To configure a DHCP address pool, perform the following tasks as appropriate,
of which the first three tasks are mandatory:
z Configure an address pool name and enter its configuration mode
(required)
z Configure a subnet and its mask for the address pool (required)
z Configure the default gateway for the DHCP client (required)
z Configure the address lease period (optional)
z Configure the domain name of the DHCP client (optional)
z Configuring the domain name server (optional)
z Configure the NetBIOS WINS server (optional)
z Configure the NetBIOS node type for the DHCP client (optional)
4.5.3.1 Configuring an Address Pool
Name and Enter Its
Configuration Mode
To configure an address pool name and enter the address pool configuration
mode, execute the following command in the global configuration mode:
Command Function
DES-7200(config)# ip dhcp pool
dhcp-pool
Configuring an address pool name and
enter the address pool configuration mode
The address pool configuration mode is shown as “DES-7200(dhcp-config)#”.
4.5.3.2 Configuring the Boot File for
the DHCP Client
The boot image file is the one used when the client starts. The boot image file is
often the operation system to be downloaded by the DHCP client.
To configure the boot file for the DHCP client, execute the following command in
the address pool configuration mode:
Command Function
DES-7200 (dhcp-config)# bootfile
filename
Configure the name of the boot file for the
DHCP client.