xStack® DGS-3120 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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Figure 9-14 DHCP Server Pool Settings (Edit) Window
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter Description
Enter the network address of the pool.
Enter the Netmask for the network address.
NetBIOS node type for a Microsoft DHCP client.
Domain Name
Domain name of client. The domain name configured here will be used as the default
domain name by the client.
Boot File
File name of boot image. The boot file is used to store the boot image for the client.
The boot image is generally the operating system the client uses to load. If this option
is input twice for the same pool, the second command will overwrite the first
command. If the boot file is not specified, the boot file information will not be provided
Enter the next server IP address.
DNS Server Address
IP address of DNS server. Specifies the IP address of a DNS server that is available
to a DHCP client. Up to three IP addresses can be specified.
NetBIOS Name Server
IP address of WINS server. Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) is a name
resolution service that Microsoft DHCP clients use to correlate host names to IP
addresses within a general grouping of networks. Up to three IP addresses can be
Default Router
IP address of default router. Specifies the IP address of the default router for a DHCP
client. Up to three IP addresses can be specified.
Pool Lease
By default, each IP address assigned by a DHCP server comes with a one-day lease,
which is the amount of time that the address is valid. Tick the Infinite check box to
have infinite lease.
Days – Days of lease.
Hours – Hours of lease.
Minutes – Minutes of lease
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.
Click the <<Back button to discard the changes made and return to the previous page.
DHCP Server Manual Binding
An address binding is a mapping between the IP address and MAC address of a client. The IP address of a client
can be assigned manually by an administrator or assigned automatically from a pool by a DHCP server. The
dynamic binding entry will be created when an IP address is assigned to the client from the pool network’s address.
To view this window, click Network Application > DHCP > DHCP Server > DHCP Server Manual Binding as
shown below: