DNS/DHCP Management Console
Create Subnet
Subnets enable administrators to distribute IP address and DHCP options to
each network.
To create a subnet:
- In the DHCP Service window of the DNS/DHCP Java*-based Management Console
utility, click Create on the tool bar.
- Select Subnet, then click OK.
- Enter a unique subnet name in the field provided.
- Select the eDirectoryTM context where the new subnet record will be
stored.
- 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.
- 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.
- Click Create.
Two IP address objects are simultaneously created to exclude routing and broadcast
addresses.
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