Operation Manual – DHCPH3C S7500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 DHCP Server Configuration2-10You can perform certain configurations for DHCP address pools of an interface ormultiple interfaces within specified interface ranges. Configuring for multipleinterfaces eases configuration work load and makes you to configure in a moreconvenient way.Complete the following tasks to configure interface address pool-based DHCP server:Task RemarksEnabling DHCP RequiredConfiguring to Assign the IP Addresses of InterfaceAddress Pools to DHCP Clients RequiredConfiguring to assign IP addressesby static bindingConfiguring toAssign IPAddresses ofDHCP AddressPools to DHCPClientsConfiguring to assign IP addressesdynamicallyOne among these twooptions is required. Thesetwo options can beconfigured at the sametime.Configuring DNS Services for the DHCP Server OptionalConfiguring NetBIOS Services for DHCP Clients OptionalCustomizing DHCP Service Optional2.3.2 Enabling DHCPYou need to enable DHCP before performing DHCP configurations. DHCP-relatedconfigurations are valid only when DHCP is enabled.Follow these steps to enable DHCP:To do… Use the command… RemarksEnter system view system-view —Enable DHCP dhcp enable RequiredBy default, DHCP is enabled2.3.3 Configuring to Assign the IP Addresses of Interface Address Poolsto DHCP ClientsIf the DHCP server works in the interface address pool mode, it picks IP addressesfrom the interface address pools and assigns them to the DHCP clients. If there is noavailable IP address in the interface address pools, the DHCP server picks IPaddresses from its global address pool that contains the interface address poolsegment and assigns them to the DHCP clients.
