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Chapter 4 Manage the Switch via RSLogix 5000 Software
DHCP Address Assignment
Overview
Use the DHCP Address Assignment tab to view and configure DHCP
persistence. With DHCP persistence, you can assign a specific IP address to each
port, so that the device attached to a given port will get the same IP address.
The information on this tab is not displayed if you are offline.
DHCP Address Assignment
In this field Values are Comments
Unit • 6 Port Base
• 10 Port Base
• Expansion 1
• Expansion 2
Displays the unit on which the selected port resides.
Port For example:
• Gi1/1 is Gigabit Ethernet port 1 on the base.
• Fa1/1 is Fast Ethernet port 1 on the base.
• Fa2/1 is Fast Ethernet port 1 on the first expansion module.
• Fa3/1 is Fast Ethernet port 1 on the second expansion
module.
Displays the ports available for the configuration. The
port number includes the port type (Fa for Fast Ethernet
and Gi for Gigabit Ethernet), the base or expansion
module number (1, 2, or 3), and the specific port number.
Pool All available pools Displays the pool names from the DHCP IP address pool
that corresponds to the instances available in the switch.
If you delete all of the rows containing pools on the
DHCP Pool Display tab on the Module Properties dialog
box and click Refresh, Pool will be empty.
Pool is available only when the switch is online and
dimmed when the switch is offline.