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The Office of Technology Services (OTS) is in the process of transitioning the existing manual IP address configuration system to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). OTS has developed a roll-out process to implement DHCP across the IIT campus. Over the next several months, OTS staff will be visiting every building on campus to enable DHCP access and assist individuals in configuring their computers. Read on to see how you will be affected: How will the DHCP Roll-out work? How do I make the required configuration change? When will the DHCP Roll-out take place? Will DHCP provide support for mobile users? Once DHCP has been enabled on my machine, how do I connect to the network? DHCP is the industry standard for assigning IP addresses. Implementing DHCP at IIT will improve the efficiency of IP address configuration, reduce manual network administration and optimize the current usage of IP addresses. Back to top of page Once DHCP has been deployed in the network, IP addresses will be dynamic (leased) rather than static (permanently assigned). The DHCP server maintains a pool of IP addresses and leases an address to any DHCP-enabled client when it logs on to the network. If a machine is shutdown the IP address is automatically returned to the pool for reallocation. This will eliminate the limited capacity of subnets within each building and allow IP addresses to be assigned when and where they are needed. Back to top of page DHCP will be implemented on all networked personal computers (laptops and desktops). Back to top of page During this transition, servers, printers, and card readers will not be affected. Equipment that requires static IP addresses will be identified by OTS during each building walk-thru. If there is additional equipment in your department that may require a static IP address please review the policies and procedures for obtaining static IP addresses. http://ots.iit.edu/howto/request_static.php If your machine meets these criteria then you may request a static IP address on the OTS website. How will the DHCP roll-out work? 1. The roll-out will be completed one building at a time. 2. Users will be notified of the date(s) that DHCP will be enabled in their building and provided detailed instruction on how to configure their computers to use DHCP. Click here to view these instructions online. 3. In the week prior to a building's scheduled DHCP roll-out, OTS will complete a walk-thru of that building. During this walk-thru, OTS will identify equipment that requires static IP addresses. 4. OTS staff will be in the building the day that DHCP is enabled to answer questions and help any users that may require assistance.Back to top of page How do I make the required configuration change? Users can make the configuration themselves. Complete instructions are available by clicking here. There may be some users who don't have the necessary security privileges to make the configuration changes, if you try and are unsuccessful, please call the OTS support desk on the morning DHCP is enabled in your building and OTS staff will assist you. Back to top of page When will the DHCP Roll-out take place? OTS' goal is to have the IIT campus operating on a DHCP system by the end of the calendar year. Faculty and staff will be notified one week prior to DHCP being enabled in their building. The exact dates for DHCP roll-out in each building are not available. However, beginning in mid-June OTS will begin implementing DHCP one building at a time in the following order:
Will DHCP Provide Support For Mobile Users? Yes. The benefits of dynamic addressing are especially helpful in mobile computing environments where users frequently change locations. Mobile users simply plug-in their laptop to the network, and receive their required configuration automatically. When moving to a different network using DHCP, that network's server will supply the new network configurations. No manual reconfiguration is required at all. This means that users can move from one building to another without having to worry if their network configuration will work in the alternate building. Back to top of page Once DHCP has been enabled on my machine, how do I connect to the network? Once the configuration changes have been made on your computer, no further actions will be required to access the network. Your PC will use DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address. Once a year however, users will be required to register their computers with OTS. At the time of registration, all users will be automatically directed to http://dhcp.iit.edu , where they will have to be authenticated using their email username and password and agree to follow the OTS, Acceptable Network Usage Policy. Back to top of pageMy system requires a static IP address, what are the policies and procedures for requesting a static IP address from OTS? Please click here for OTS policy on requesting static IP addresses. Back to top of page |
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