Configuring DHCP Server in ProCurve Switches (K/KA/KB.15.16)

From K/KA/KB.15.16, DHCP servers can be configured in the ProCurve switch itself, eliminating the need for a separate DHCP server. The following steps will set up a DHCP server in the ProCurve:

- Configuring DHCP pools with the minimum settings (pool name, default router, network, and IP range).
- Putting the DHCP in one VLAN. Other VLANs will need the IP helper address configured.
- Globally activating the DHCP server.

Below is an example. The DHCP server is put in VLAN 2, so an IP helper address has to be configured in VLAN 3:

HP-5406zl(config)# dhcp-server pool vlan2-pool
HP-5406zl(vlan2-pool)# default-router 192.168.2.1
HP-5406zl(vlan2-pool)# network 192.168.2.0/24
HP-5406zl(vlan2-pool)# range 192.168.2.10 192.168.2.50
HP-5406zl(vlan2-pool)# exit

HP-5406zl(config)# dhcp-server pool vlan3-pool
HP-5406zl(vlan3-pool)# default-router 192.168.3.1
HP-5406zl(vlan2-pool)# network 192.168.3.0/24
HP-5406zl(vlan2-pool)# range 192.168.3.10 192.168.3.50
HP-5406zl(vlan2-pool)# exit

HP-5406zl(config)# vlan 2
HP-5406zl(vlan-2)# untag a1,a2
HP-5406zl(vlan-2)# ip address 192.168.2.1/24
HP-5406zl(vlan-2)# dhcp-server
HP-5406zl(vlan-2)# exit

HP-5406zl(config)# vlan 3
HP-5406zl(vlan-3)# untag a3
HP-5406zl(vlan-3)# ip address 192.168.3.1/24
HP-5406zl(vlan-3)# ip helper-address 192.168.2.1
HP-5406zl(vlan-3)# exit

HP-5406zl(config)# dhcp-server enable