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Configuration procedure ·································································································································· 23
Network requirements ······························································································································ 24
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 25
Verifying the configuration ························································································································ 25
Overview ·························································································································································· 26
Configuration procedure ·································································································································· 26
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IP address classes ··································································································································· 27
Special IP addresses ······························································································································· 28
Subnetting and masking ··························································································································· 28
Configuration guidelines ··························································································································· 29
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 29
Configuring IP unnumbered ····························································································································· 29
Configuration guidelines ··························································································································· 29
Configuration prerequisites ······················································································································ 30
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 30
Configuration examples ··································································································································· 30
DHCP overview ····························································································· 34
DHCP address allocation ································································································································· 34
Allocation mechanisms ···························································································································· 34
IP address allocation process ·················································································································· 35
IP address lease extension ······················································································································ 35
DHCP message format ···································································································································· 36
DHCP options ·················································································································································· 37
Common DHCP options ··························································································································· 37
Custom DHCP options ····························································································································· 37
Protocols and standards ·································································································································· 39
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DHCP address pool ································································································································· 40
Configuration task list ······························································································································· 43
Creating a DHCP address pool ················································································································ 43
Customizing DHCP options ······················································································································ 50
Enabling DHCP ················································································································································ 52
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