How To Create Dhcp Pool

by Hunter Gorman on May 22, 2020 1:30:00 PM

Cisco devices running Cisco programming incorporate Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers and the transfer specialist programming. The Cisco IOS DHCP server is a full usage server that allocates and oversees IP addresses from determined location pools inside the gadget to DHCP customers. The DHCP server can be arranged to allocate extra parameters, for example, the IP address of the Domain Name System (DNS) server and the default devices. Today, we'll be diving into the DHCP server system to work through the general use case as well as walking through a configuration example for your network. You can also test it in our free virtual lab.

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Overview of the DHCP Server

The Cisco DHCP server acknowledges address task solicitations and restorations from the customer and appoints the addresses from predefined gatherings of addresses inside DHCP address pools. These location pools can likewise be designed to supply extra data to the mentioning customer, for example, the IP address of the Domain Name System (DNS) server, the default gadget, and other setup parameters. The Cisco DHCP server can acknowledge communication from privately joined LAN portions or from DHCP demands that have been sent by other DHCP transfer operators inside the system.

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General Usage Scenarios

There are four key DHCP usage scenarios:

Initial Client Connection: the client requests from the DHCP server an IP address and other parameter values for accessing network services
IP Usage Extension: the client contacts the DHCP server to extend usage of its current IP address
Client Connection After Reboot: the client contacts the DHCP server for confirmation that it can use the same IP address being used before reboot
Client Disconnection: the client requests the DHCP server to release its IP address.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

DHCP is an application layer protocol used to distribute various network configuration parameters to devices on a TCP/IP network. – IP addresses, subnet masks, default gateways, DNS servers, etc. DHCP employs a client-server architecture; a DHCP client is configured to request network parameters from a DHCP server on the network. A DHCP server is configured with a pool of available IP addresses and assigns one of them to the DHCP client.

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When you're looking to configure DHCP on Cisco routers, Layer 3 and Layer 2 switches, follow these steps:

Exclude IP addresses from being assigned by DHCP
Create a new DHCP pool
Define a subnet that will be used to assign IP addresses to hosts
Define the default gateway
Define the DNS server
Define the DNS domain name
Define the lease duration by using the lease time

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Configuring Manual Bindings

A location restricting is a mapping between the IP address and MAC address of a customer. The IP address of a customer can be relegated physically by an overseer or doled out consequently from a pool by a DHCP server.

Manual ties are IP addresses physically mapped to MAC locations of hosts that are found in the DHCP database. Manual ties are put away in the NVRAM of the DHCP server and are simply extraordinary location pools. There is no restriction to the quantity of manual ties, however you can arrange just a single manual restricting per have pool.

NoteWe cannot configure manual bindings within the same pool.

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PivIT Troubleshooting Tip

You can determine the client identifier by using the debug ip dhcp server packet command.

PIVIT-Router# debug ip dhcp server packet

Customizing DHCP Server Operation

By default, the DHCP server pings a pool address twice before assigning a particular address to a requesting client. If the ping is unanswered, the DHCP server assumes (with a high probability) that the address is not in use and assigns the address to the requesting client.

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Configuring the Remote Device to Import DHCP Options

Perform the following task to configure the remote device to import DHCP options

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DHCP Show Commands

Show IP DHCP import
Show IP DHCP Pool
Show IP DHCP binding
Show IP DHCP database
Show IP DHCP server statistics

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