DNS/DHCP Management Console

Create IP Address

IP addresses are a system of logical addresses used to identify hosts on a network. An IP address identifies assignment types for individual IP addresses in a subnet. Assignment types can be either Manual or Exclusion. A manual type enables you to statically assign an IP address to a specific device. An exclusion type enables you to prevent the address from being dynamically assigned.

To create an IP address:

  1. In the DHCP Service window of the DNS/DHCP Java*-based Management Console utility, select the desired subnet that the IP address is to be created for.

  2. Click Create on the tool bar.

  3. In the Create New DHCP Object window, select the IP Address, then click OK.

    The IP address field displays the first available network address in the selected address range.

  4. Use the Up-arrow and Down-arrow keys to select an available IP address, or enter the address manually.

  5. Select an assignment type for the IP address object.

    Valid types are Manual and Exclusion. A manual assignment type must have either a MAC Type or a Client Identifier for the IP address object to be created.

    Client Identifier uniquely identifies the client.

    MAC Type specifies the MAC address type.

    MAC Addr specifies the hardware address of the NIC (Network Interface Card).

  6. Check the Define Additional Properties check box to view the newly created object from a detail view window and set the other properties.

    This window appears after the IP address is successfully created.

  7. Click Create.

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