CCNA Routing and Switching DHCP
in our networks, all end user devices need an IP address to access the network. Static IP addresses are usually assigned to routers, management interfaces on switches, servers and other devices in the network which do not change location either physically or logically. Static IP addresses are also used to access and manage these devices remotely.
On the other hand, user devices such as computers, smartphones, IP phones and others are likely to change their locations either physically or logically. This means that assigning them static IP addresses would be an unviable solution.
DHCP is a protocol that was invented to address these problems. With DHCP, we can assign IP address information to user nodes automatically which saves on the administrative overhead that would be involved in assigning IP addressing information to clients statically.
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