Configuring The Switch Dhcp Server - Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual

5-4 WS5100 Series Switch System Reference Guide

5.2.1 Configuring the Switch DHCP Server

The switch contains an internal Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server. DHCP can provide the
dynamic assignment of IP addresses automatically. DHCP is a protocol that includes mechanisms for IP
address allocation and delivery of host-specific configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a host. Some
of these parameters are IP address, network mask and gateway.
When a DHCP server allocates an address for a client, the client is assigned a lease (which expires after an
interval defined by the administrator). Before the lease expires, clients are expected to renew the lease to
continue to use the addresses assigned. Once a lease has expired, the client to which that lease was
assigned is no longer permitted to use the leased IP address.
NOTE: DHCP Server setting updates are only implemented when the switch is restarted.
To configure DHCP:
1. Select Services
2. Select the Enable DHCP Server
global pools.
3. Select the Ignore BOOTP
4. Define an interval (from 1 -10 seconds) for the ping timeout variable. The switch uses the timeout to
intermittently ping and discover whether the client requested IP address is already used.
> DHCP Server from the main menu tree.
checkbox to enable the switch's internal DHCP Server for use with
checkbox to bypass a BOOTP request.