DHCP

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network management protocol used on UDP/IP networks whereby a DHCP server dynamically assigns an IP address and other network configuration parameters to each device/computer on a network.

• Static vs dynamic IP addressing
• Reservations
• Scopes
• Leases
• Options (DNS servers, suffixes)
• IP helper/DHCP relay

Activities

• Configure a DHCP server for your network using isc-dhcp-server package
• Cisco IOS DHCP Server configuration

See also

• Cisco IOS
• {[DHCP}}