Server Admin 10.4 Help

DHCP Service Overview

What Is DHCP Service?

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service lets you administer and distribute IP addresses to client computers from your server.

If your organization has more clients than IP addresses, you'll benefit from using DHCP service. IP addresses are assigned on an as-needed basis, and when they're not needed, they're available for use by other clients. You can use a combination of static and dynamic IP addresses for your network if you need to.

Managing DHCP Service

The following help topics help you configure and enable DHCP service.

• Starting and Stopping DHCP Service
• Creating Subnets in DHCP Service
• Changing Subnet Settings in DHCP Service
• Deleting Subnets From DHCP Service
• Disabling Subnets Temporarily

Configuring DHCP Settings

The following topics help you configure additional optional settings for DHCP.

• Setting the DNS Server for a DHCP Subnet
• Setting LDAP Options for a Subnet
• Configuring DHCP to Use an Additional LDAP Server URL
• Setting WINS Options for a Subnet
• Assigning Static IP Addresses Using DHCP
• Removing or Changing Static Address Maps

Monitoring DHCP Service

The following topics help you observe and monitor your DHCP service.

• Viewing the DHCP Status Overview
• Setting the Log Detail Level for DHCP Service
• Viewing DHCP Log Entries
• Viewing the DHCP Client List
• DHCP Service for Mac OS X Clients Using DHCP With A Manual Address