Configuring The Dhcp User Class - Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual

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5.2.8 Configuring the DHCP User Class

The DHCP server assigns IP addresses to clients based on user class option names. Clients with a defined
set of user class option names are identified by their user class name.
The DHCP server assigns IP addresses from multiple IP address ranges. The DHCP user class associates a
particular range of IP addresses to a device in such a way that all devices of that type are assigned IP
addresses from the defined range.
To view the attributes of existing host pools:
1. Select Services
2. Select the User Class
3. The User Class Name
4. The User Class Option Name
Select the Multiple User Class Options
multiple user class.
5. Click the Add
DHCP User Class on page
6. Click the Edit
information, see
7. To delete an existing DHCP user class and its associated option names from the list available to the DHCP
server, select the user class from the
5.2.8.1 Adding a New DHCP User Class
A DHCP user class name can be configured with a maximum of 8 user class option values.
To view and configure the user class options associated with the particular class:
1. Select Services
> DHCP Server from the main menu tree.
tab to view the DHCP user class and its associated user class option names.
field displays the client names grouped by the class name.
field displays the names defined for a particular client.
button create a new user class name (client). For more information, see
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button to modify the properties displayed for an existing DHCP User Class Name. For more
Editing the Properties of an Existing DHCP User Class on page
User Class Name
> DHCP Server from the main menu tree.
checkbox to associate the user class option names with a
field and click Delete.
Adding a New
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