Address Manager allows you to manage Windows DHCP services. From Address Manager you can import DHCP scopes, pools, exclusions, reservations, and options, including pre-defined options and vendor classes. Managed Windows DHCP servers send DHCP leases to Address Manager by a notification mechanism that ensures the lease information on Address Manager is up-to-date.
Windows DHCP objects
Some of the terms used when configuring DHCP in Windows are different from those used
in Address Manager. Windows DHCP uses the terms scopes and address
pools as container objects for DHCP. A scope defines the size of the
network. An address pool is a child object of a scope and contains a start
and an end address. Address Manager uses the terms IP network and DHCP
range for DHCP objects. An Address Manager IP network object can be
considered as almost equivalent to the Windows scope, and a DHCP range is similar to
the Windows address pool.
| Windows Object | Address Manager Object |
|---|---|
| DHCP Scopes | IPv4 Networks |
| Pools/Ranges | DHCP Ranges |
| Reservations | DHCP Reserved IP addresses |
| Vendor Classes | Vendor Profiles |
| Exclusions | Exclusions |
| Predefined Options | DHCP Custom Options |
| DHCP Options (server, client, reservation) | DHCP Client Deployment Options |
| DHCP Settings (lease length, conflict detection) | DHCP Service Deployment Options |