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DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a communications protocol enabling network administrators to manage centrally, and to automate, the assignment of IP addresses in a network. In an IP network, each device connecting to the Internet needs a unique IP address. DHCP lets a network administrator supervise and distribute IP addresses from a central point and automatically sends a new IP address when a computer is plugged into a different place in the network.

Standard Organization

IETF

Related Document

RFC 2131 and RFC 3396