Operation Manual – DHCPH3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Table of ContentsiTable of ContentsChapter 1 DHCP Overview............................................................................................................ 1-11.1 Introduction to DHCP......................................................................................................... 1-11.2 DHCP IP Address Assignment .......................................................................................... 1-21.2.1 IP Address Assignment Policy ................................................................................ 1-21.2.2 Obtaining IP Addresses Dynamically ...................................................................... 1-21.2.3 Updating IP Address Lease .................................................................................... 1-31.3 DHCP Packet Format ........................................................................................................ 1-31.4 DHCP Packet Processing Modes ...................................................................................... 1-51.5 Protocols and Standards ................................................................................................... 1-5Chapter 2 DHCP Server Configuration........................................................................................ 2-12.1 Introduction to DHCP Server ............................................................................................. 2-12.1.1 Usage of DHCP Server ........................................................................................... 2-12.1.2 DHCP Address Pool................................................................................................ 2-12.1.3 DHCP IP Address Preferences ............................................................................... 2-22.2 Global Address Pool-Based DHCP Server Configuration ................................................. 2-32.2.1 Configuration Task List ........................................................................................... 2-32.2.2 Enabling DHCP ....................................................................................................... 2-32.2.3 Configuring Global Address Pool Mode on Interface(s).......................................... 2-32.2.4 Configuring How to Assign IP Addresses in a Global Address Pool ...................... 2-42.2.5 Configuring DNS Services for the DHCP Server .................................................... 2-62.2.6 Configuring NetBIOS Services for the DHCP Server.............................................. 2-72.2.7 Customizing DHCP Service .................................................................................... 2-82.2.8 Configuring Gateway Addresses for DHCP Clients ................................................ 2-82.3 Interface Address Pool-Based DHCP Server Configuration ............................................. 2-92.3.1 Configuration Overview........................................................................................... 2-92.3.2 Enabling DHCP ..................................................................................................... 2-102.3.3 Configuring to Assign the IP Addresses of Interface Address Pools to DHCPClients ............................................................................................................................ 2-102.3.4 Configuring to Assign IP Addresses of DHCP Address Pools to DHCP Clients ........ 2-112.3.5 Configuring DNS Services for the DHCP Server .................................................. 2-132.3.6 Configuring NetBIOS Services for DHCP Clients ................................................. 2-142.3.7 Customizing DHCP Service .................................................................................. 2-152.4 DHCP Security Configuration .......................................................................................... 2-162.4.1 Prerequisites ......................................................................................................... 2-162.4.2 Configuring Private DHCP Server Detecting ........................................................ 2-162.4.3 Configuring IP Address Detecting ......................................................................... 2-172.5 Displaying and Maintaining a DHCP Server.................................................................... 2-18