DHCP Overview
Usage
The "no" form of this command resets the lease duration to the default value of 1 day (24 hours).
Example
This example shows how to set a one‐hour lease to the "localpool" address pool:
Matrix>Router(config)#ip dhcp pool localpool
Matrix>Router(config-dhcp-pool)#lease 0 1
host
Use this command to specify an IP address and network mask for manual DHCP binding.
Syntax
host address [mask | prefix-length]
no host
Parameters
address
mask | prefix‐length
Defaults
If not specified, DHCP server will examine its defined IP address pools for a mask or prefix‐length.
If no mask is found in the IP address pool database, the Class A, B, or C natural mask will be used.
Mode
Router command, DHCP Pool Configuration mode: Matrix>Router(config‐dhcp‐pool)#
Usage
The "no" form of this command removes the client IP address.
Example
This example shows how to set 15.12.1.99 255.255.248.0 as the IP address and subnet mask of a
client in the "localpool" address pool:
Matrix>Router(config)#ip dhcp pool localpool
Matrix>Router(config-dhcp-pool)#hardware-address 0001.f401.2710
Matrix>Router(config-dhcp-host)#host 15.12.1.99 255.255.248.0
client-class
Use this command to identify an DHCP client class.
Syntax
client-class name
no client-class name
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Specifies the IP address of the DHCP client.
(Optional) Specifies a network mask or prefix for the IP address.
host
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