Dhcp Server Global Settings; Dhcp Server Exclude Address Settings - D-Link xStack DGS-3420 Series Reference Manual

xStack® DGS-3420 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Gigabit Switch Web UI Reference Guide
Users also have the ability to bind IP addresses within the DHCP pool to specific MAC addresses in order to keep
consistent the IP addresses of devices that may be important to the upkeep of the network that require a static IP
address.

DHCP Server Global Settings

This window is used to configure the DHCP server global parameters.
To view this window, click Network Application > DHCP > DHCP Server > DHCP Server Global Settings as
shown below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
DHCP Server State
Ping Packets (0-10)
Ping Timeout (10-2000)
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made for each individual section.

DHCP Server Exclude Address Settings

The DHCP server assumes that all IP addresses in a DHCP pool subnet are available for assigning to DHCP
clients. You must use this page to specify the IP address that the DHCP server should not assign to clients. This
command can be used multiple times in order to define multiple groups of excluded addresses.
To view this window, click Network Application > DHCP > DHCP Server > DHCP Server Exclude Address
Settings as shown below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
Figure 9-8 DHCP Server Global Settings Window
Description
Click the radio buttons to enable or disable the DHCP Server State.
Enter the numbers of ping packet that the Switch will send out on the network
containing the IP address to be allotted. If the ping request is not returned, the IP
address is considered unique to the local network and then allotted to the
requesting client. 0 means there is no ping test. The default value is 2.
Enter the amount of time the DHCP server must waits before timing out a ping
packet. The default value is 100.
Figure 9-9 DHCP Server Exclude Address Settings Window
Description
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