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Configure DHCP Server on a Cisco Router

|| Conceptions ||
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration is performed on routers to
assign an IP address, subnet mask, gateway address ad DNS server address to the host
systems. With this configuration, the dynamic IP address is assigned, which enables the
administrator to easily connect a new host in the configured network.
DHCP Server Configure Blank Topology
|| Configuration ||
Step-1:
A network topology is created in the Cisco Packet Tracer, which includes a router, a
switch, and 5 host systems connected to a network.

Network Topology

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Step-2:
Command Line Interface of the router is accessed and high-lighted commands are
executed to successfully configure the DHCP. At first, the ‘IP DHCP pool pool_name’
command is executed. After this, the network address is defined along with its subnet
mask. And further, the ‘default-router IP-address’ command is used to define the default
route address.

Creation of DHCP pool

Step-3:
In this step, a range of IP addresses is excluded from the addresses defined in the subnet
mask of the DHCP pool. Excluded IP addresses will be not assigned to any host system in
the network.

Command used to exclude IP range

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Step-4:
The interface of the router connected with the switch is assigned with the IP address
defined as the default router during the DHCP configuration. This route will be taken by
the data packets to reach their destination system. Also, the ‘no shutdown command is
used to change the state of the connected interface to up.

Assigning of IP address to router’s interface

Step-5:
A successful connection is established between all the devices connected in a network. In
further steps, host systems in the network are assigned with dynamic IP and default
gateway address by the DHCP service configured on the router.

All the devices are successfully connected

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Step-6:
Desktop settings of a host system are accessed and the DHCP option is selected. DHCP
request forwarded by the system is acknowledged and IP address, associated subnet
mask, and default gateway address are assigned to it.

The dynamic IP address assigned to the Host System

Another host system deployed in the network is assigned with required logical addresses
through the DHCP server configured on Cisco Router. In addition, IP addresses defined in
the excluded range are not assigned to the computer systems.

Logical addresses are assigned to the Host System

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|| Confirmation ||

Step-7:
To check the connectivity between the host systems, the ‘ping’ command is used to
exchange data packets. All the data packets are successfully transferred, which ensures
that a communication channel is established.

Connectivity Testing

DHCP_Router#show ip dhcp pool

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