DNS/DHCP Management Console

Create Subnet

Subnets enable administrators to distribute IP address and DHCP options to each network.

To create a subnet:

  1. In the DHCP Service window of the DNS/DHCP Java*-based Management Console utility, click Create on the tool bar.

  2. Select Subnet, then click OK.

  3. Enter a unique subnet name in the field provided.

  4. Select the eDirectoryTM context where the new subnet record will be stored.

  5. Enter a subnet address, a subnet mask, and the name of a default DHCP server in the fields provided.

    The default DHCP server field designates the principal DHCP server for a subnet. This server is assigned all address ranges created under the subnet, unless a different server is specified when the range is created. Also, the default server is the only server that responds to BOOTP requests for the subnet.

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

    This window appears after the subnet is successfully created.

  7. Click Create.

    Two IP address objects are simultaneously created to exclude routing and broadcast addresses.

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