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Can I configure static IP from DHCP?
A client has requested a static IP address. Rather than me reserving it in DHCP and visiting his desk and changing to this IP, will simply reserving it, stop the lease from expiring? If not, can I set the lease time on an individual IP address in DHCP, or do I have to create a new scope?
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DHCP reservations do not expire.
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Excellent, thanks very much for all your help.
If you want let us know what is the desired purpose that you want to accomplish. So we can recommend the best solution for you, here a difference about exclusions and reservations
1. Exclusions: If you have an Address pool in your scope (Ex: 192.168.10.101 to 192.168.10.199) you can add one, many or a range of exclusions. For example, the computer of your client with 192.168.10.150. In this case, additionally of making the exclusions you need to configure the client computer manually with the 192.168.10.150 Address
2. Reservation. Here the client computer will continue with automatic Configuration. But the objective here is that each time that the DHCP server assign the IP Address for your client's computer, opposite of using a random Address between 192.168.10.101 and 192.168.10.199, it is going to use all the time the Address that you configure in the reservation. So, the computer will receive all the time the same IP Address, "like a manual ip Address for this instance", even when the computer Configuration is set to automatic. In order to configure the reservation you need to get the client's computer mac Address and créate the DHCP reservation with the desired IP Address. (In this case no action is required in the client's computer)