Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 21
Configuring IP unnumbered ·········································································································································· 21
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 22
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 22
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 22
IP address configuration example ································································································································ 23
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 23
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 23
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 23
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 24
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 25
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 25
DHCP overview ·························································································································································· 27
DHCP address allocation ·············································································································································· 27
Allocation mechanisms ········································································································································· 27
IP address lease extension···································································································································· 28
DHCP message format ··················································································································································· 29
DHCP options ································································································································································· 30
Common DHCP options ········································································································································ 30
Custom DHCP options ··········································································································································· 30
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 32
Configuring the DHCP server ···································································································································· 33
Overview ········································································································································································· 33
DHCP address pool ··············································································································································· 33
IP address allocation sequence ···························································································································· 35
Configuration task list ··········································································································································· 35
Creating a DHCP address pool ··························································································································· 36
Enabling DHCP ······························································································································································ 44
Enabling handling of Option 82 ·································································································································· 46
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