Configure DHCP Address Pools

Address pools are used by servers to allocate the IP addresses to the client. You can specify the IP addresses that are available in the server to configure the clients. In this example, the address pool is pool 1, the network is 12.0.0.0, and the mask is 255.0.0.0.

1. Configure the address pool.

   SEFOS# configure terminal
   SEFOS(config)# ip dhcp pool 1
   

2. Configure the network and mask.

   SEFOS(dhcp-config)# network 12.0.0.0 255.0.0.0
   SEFOS(dhcp-config)# end
   

3. View the DHCP server pools that are available.

   SEFOS# show ip dhcp server pools
   

   The output in switch 1 is:

   Pool Id                  	: 1
   -------------------------------------------
   Subnet                    	: 12.0.0.0
   Subnet Mask               	: 255.0.0.0
   Lease time                	: 3600 secs
   Utilization threshold    	 : 75%
   Start Ip                 	 : 12.0.0.1
   End Ip                   	 : 12.255.255.255
   Subnet Options
   --------------
   Code       :     1, Value      : 255.0.0.0