DHCP server

Last Updated : Aug 25, 2023 |
Table 1: DHCP server CLI commands

Root level command

First level command

Second level command

Description

clear ip dhcp-server binding

Delete IP address binding.

clear ip dhcp server statistics

Clear the statistics of the DHCP server.

ip dhcp activate pool

Activate configured DHCP pools.

ip dhcp ping packets

Enable the sending of a ping packet by the DHCP server to check if the IP address it is about to allocate is already in use by another client.

ip dhcp ping timeout

Set the time the DHCP server waits for a reply to a sent ping packet before allocating an IP address to a DHCP client.

ip dhcp pool

Create a DHCP pool.

bootfile

Provide startup parameters for the DHCP client device.

client-identifier

Reserve the pool’s IP address for assignment to a specific client.

default-router

Set up to eight default router IP addresses in order of preference.

dns-server

Set up to eight Domain Name Server (DNS) IP addresses.

domain-name

Set a domain name string for the client.

end-ip-addr

Set the end IP address of the range of available IP addresses that the DHCP server may assign to clients.

lease

Configure the lease period for IP address assignment.

name

Configure the pool’s name.

next-server

Specify the IP address of the next server in the boot process of a DHCP client.

option

Enter the context of a DHCP option.

name

Configure a name for the DHCP option.

value

Enter the option data type and the option data.

Announcement files

Specify the optional server name in the boot process of a DHCP client.

show ip dhcp-pool

Display DHCP pool configurations.

start-ip-addr

Set the start IP address of the range of available IP addresses that the DHCP server may assign to clients.

subnet-mask

Configure the subnet mask of the pool.

vendor-specific-option

Create a vendor-specific option with a unique index.

class-identifier

Set a vendor-specific identifier.

name

Name the vendor-specific option.

value

Set the data type and value of the vendor-specific option.

ip dhcp-server

Activate DHCP server.

show ip dhcp-server bindings

Display bindings.

show ip dhcp-server statistics

Display DHCP server statistic.