Configuring the Security Appliance DHCP Server

Configuring the Security Appliance DHCP Server
Configuring the Security Appliance to operate as a DHCP server involves the following tasks:
¦ Configuring the address pool
¦ Specifying WINS, DNS, and the domain name
¦ Configuring the DHCP options
¦ Configuring the DHCP lease length
¦ Enabling the DHCP server
Configuring the Address Pool
A DHCP server needs to know which addresses it can assign to DHCP clients. It must also
keep track of the IP addresses that it has already given out. The dhcpd address command
specifies the range of IP addresses for the Security Appliance DHCP server to distribute. The
syntax for this command is as follows:
dhcpd address ipaddress1 [-ipaddress2] [interface]
Table 14-7 shows the parameters for the dhcpd address command.
NOTE Configuring the Security Appliance to serve as a DHCP server also requires you
to assign a static IP address to the inside interface. This is one of the basic configuration
tasks when setting up your Security Appliance.