DNS/DHCP Management Console

Global DHCP Defaults

A global DHCP default is a set of rules applied to all DNS and DHCP servers in the network. The Global DHCP Defaults comprises the Exclude Address and Include Address tabs of the Global Preferences.

To exclude a hardware address:

  1. In the DHCP Service window, click Global Preferences on the toolbar.

  2. In the Global Preferences window, click Exclude Address.

  3. Click Add to launch the Add Exclude Hardware Address window, then specify the MAC addresses of clients that should not receive IP addresses from DHCP servers.
    These exclusions apply to all DHCP servers in the eDirectoryTM tree.

  4. Enter a hardware address to be excluded.

  5. Select a hardware type by using the Down-arrow key.

  6. Click OK to save your changes to the eDirectory database.

To delete an Excluded Hardware Address assignment, select the entry in the Excluded Hardware Address field, click Delete, then click OK to save your changes to the eDirectory database.

To include a hardware address:

  1. In the DHCP Service window, click Global Preferences on the tool bar.

  2. In he Global Preferences window, click Include Address.

  3. Click Add to launch the Add Include Hardware Address window, then specify the MAC addresses of clients that should not receive IP addresses from DHCP servers.
    These exclusions apply to all DHCP servers in the eDirectory tree.

  4. Enter a hardware address to be included.

  5. Select a hardware type by using the Down-arrow key.

  6. Click OK to save your changes to the eDirectory database.

To delete an Included Hardware Address assignment, select the entry in the Included Hardware Address field, click Delete, then click OK to save your changes to the eDirectory database.


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