Extreme Networks Summit WM Getting Started Manual page 54

Configuring DHCP, DNS and IAS services
3 Click Next. The Scope Name window is displayed.
4 In the Name and Description text boxes, type the scope's name and the description respectively.
This can be any name that you want, but it should be descriptive enough so that you can identify
the purpose of the scope on your network.
5 Click Next. The IP Address Range window is displayed.
6 In the Start IP address and the End IP address text boxes, type the start and end of the IP addresses'
range that you want to be distributed to the network.
Range – Is the range of addresses that the scope will distribute across the network. You must use the
range provided by your network administrator.
7 In the Length text box, type the numeric value of the subnet mask's bits; or in the Subnet mask text
box, type the subnet mask's IP address.
A subnet mask defines how many bits of an IP address to use for the network/subnet IDs and how
many bits to use for the host ID. You can specify the subnet mask by length or as an IP address. You
must use the Length (or the Subnet mask) provided by your network administrator.
8 Click Next. The Add Exclusions window is displayed.
9 In the Start IP address and the End IP address text boxes, type the start and end of the IP addresses'
range that you want to exclude from the distribution.
You must use the exclusion range provided by your network administrator.
10 Click Next. The Lease Duration window is displayed.
The DHCP server assigns a client an IP address for a given amount of time. The amount of time for
which the IP address can be leased is defined in the Lease Duration window.
11 In the Days, Hours and Minutes text box, type the lease duration.
You must use the Lease Duration as specified by your network administrator.
12 Click Next. The Configure DHCP Options window is displayed.
13 Select Yes, I want to configure these options now, and then click Next. The Router (Default
Gateway) window is displayed.
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Summit WM Getting Started Guide, Software Version 5.1