DHCP, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, is a client-server based protocol for obtaining network parameters. As an extension to the BOOTP protocol, which allowed clients to obtain network configuration parameters and an IP address, DHCP adds the capability to associate a lease with an IP address, which specifies the amount of time a client is entitled to use the IP address before it becomes invalid. The specification for DHCP is set forth in RFC 1541, with additional information in RFCs 1533 and 1534.

The DHCP Server is an optional add-on for RTIP-32 and must be purchased in addition to RTIP-32 to be available. Applications requiring the DHCP Server must link library Dhcp.lib. The DHCP Server API consists of a single routine, xn_dhcp_server_daemon, which starts a DHCP server task.

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