ALSO CALLED: Host Configuration Protocol and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DEFINITION: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a communications protocol that lets network administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network. Using the Internet Protocol, each machine that can connect
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DHCP DEFINITION (continued): … to the Internet needs a unique IP address, which is assigned when an Internet connection is created for a specific computer. Without DHCP, the IP address must be entered manually at each computer in an organization and a new IP address must be entered each time a computer moves to a new location on the network. 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 … DHCP definition sponsored by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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