DNS/DHCP Management Console

IP Address Utilization


This feature provides the details about the usage of IP addresses in a subnet such as:

To find the IP Address utilization of a subnet:

  1. In the DHCP Service window, select the subnet for which the utilization details are required.
  2. From the Subnet property pages, click the IP Address utilization tab.
  3. Click Get Details to view the IP Address utilization details of the subnet.

To find the IP Address utilization of all or some of the subnets serviced by a particular DHCP Server:

  1. In the DHCP Service window, select the required DHCP Server.
  2. From the DHCP Server property pages, click the Server tab.
  3. From the subnets displayed under the Subnets Serviced by This Server list, select one or more subnets for you which you want the IP Address utilization details.
    Use Select All to select all subnets and use Clear All to clear the selection.
  4. Check the check boxes to view only those subnets whose percentage utilization is more than or less than a particular value.
    When a check box is selected and a value is configured, only those subnets whose percentage utilization is more than or less than the configured value will be displayed.
  5. After selecting one or more subnets from the list, click Show Utilization.
    The IP Address utilization details of the selected subnets are displayed. You must wait for the complete details of all subnets to be loaded into the table. Done is displayed on the status bar of the window when the complete subnet details are displayed.
    Apart from the individual subnet utilization, the details of the summarized utilization are also displayed. The summary details are sum of the values of all the subnets (except percentage utilization).
  6. Click Save to save the utilization details to a file.

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