Configuring IP unnumbered ·········································································································································· 27
Overview ································································································································································ 27
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 27
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 27
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 28
DHCP overview ·························································································································································· 29
DHCP address allocation ·············································································································································· 29
IP address lease extension···································································································································· 30
DHCP message format ··················································································································································· 31
DHCP options ································································································································································· 32
Common DHCP options ········································································································································ 32
Custom options ······················································································································································ 32
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 36
Configuring DHCP server ·········································································································································· 38
Overview ········································································································································································· 38
DHCP address pool ··············································································································································· 38
IP address allocation sequence ···························································································································· 39
Configuration task list ··········································································································································· 40
Creating a DHCP address pool ··························································································································· 40
Enabling DHCP ······························································································································································ 48
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 48
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 49
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 50
Enabling client offline detection ··································································································································· 51
Enabling handling of Option 82 ·································································································································· 51
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 51
Enabling Option 82 handling ······························································································································ 51
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 52
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 52
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