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What is a DHCP Reservation?

 

A DHCP reservation is a permanent IP address assignment. It is a specific IP address within a DHCP scope that is permanently reserved for leased use to a specific DHCP client.

You can configure a DHCP reservation in your DHCP server when you need to reserve a permanent IP address assignment. Use reservations for the DHCP enabled devices like print and file servers or other application servers which always have the fixed IP address on network.

A reservation is consists of the following information:

ElementDescription
Reservation nameName that the administrator assigns
IP AddressIP address from the scope for the client
MAC AddressClient's Media Access Control (MAC) address
DescriptionDescription that the administrator assigns
Supported DHCP reservation, Boot Protocol (BOOTP), or both

Working with DHCP Reservations in the Microsoft DHCP Server

Configuring a DHCP Reservation

Verifying the DHCP Reservation

Client Verification



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