DNS/DHCP Management Console

Converting a Dynamic IP Address to a Manual IP Address


Using the DNS/DHCP Management console, you can change the assignment type of an IP Address object from dynamic to manual.

  1. In the DHCP Service window, select an IP Address object with assignment type as dynamic.
  2. From the IP Address property pages displayed on the right panel, click the Addressing tab.
  3. From the Assignment type drop-down menu, select Manual.
  4. If you want to manually assign this IP address to some host other than the host to which it is currently assigned, specify the Client identifier, Mac Type, MAC Address, and Hostname values for that host.
  5. Select the DHCP Server servicing the Subnet address range to which this IP Address belongs, then stop and start the server using the Start/Stop icon in the toolbar. This will enable the DHCP server to detect the changes made to the IP Address database.
    If there is more than one IP Address to be converted from dynamic to manual assignment, all the required changes can be done at once, and then stop and start the DHCP server.

Also, configure the client machine to use this manually assigned IP address.

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