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Scheduled microsoft DNS and DHCP reports
Generating Scheduled Microsoft Windows DNS and DHCP Reports Reports in DDI Central The DNS and DHCP reports in DDI Central help network administrators manage and analyze their network efficiently time-to- time with up-to-date information. These ...
Managing network IP address inventory
Managing Microsoft network IP address inventory To visualize and take control of the IP allocations of each subnet managed by the DHCP server: Select DHCP -> Manage IP menu from the left menu bar. The Manage IP tab displays the following three ...
Manage VLAN IP address inventory
Managing VLAN IP address inventory To visualize and take control of the IP allocations for the VLANs managed by the DHCP server: Select the DHCP -> VLAN menu from the left menu bar. The VLAN page appears displaying the list of all VLANS serviced by ...
Analyzing lease and lease history
Analyzing Lease and Lease History There are two types of leases available in DDI Central: DHCP or dynamic leases and Static leases. DHCP Leases To access these DHCP lease records: Navigate to the DHCP module. Select the Lease menu from the left inner ...
IPAM stat dashboard
The IPAM stats dashboard The IPAM stats dashboard presents an overview of the DHCP scopes or network topological units. To access ManageEngine DDI Central's IPAM: Log into ManageEngine DDI Central with your login credentials. Select the IPAM menu ...
DHCP scope audit logs
DHCP scope audit logs The DHCP scope audit logs page provides you an overview of the actions performed on each scope configured in your network. It help you to continuously evaluate the overall security posture of your scopes using security audit ...
Configuring DHCP failover
DHCP failover for Microsoft DHCP servers Microsoft DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) failover is a mechanism that ensures high availability and load balancing for DHCP services within a network. It allows two DHCP servers to share lease ...
Configuring DHCP filters
Configuring DHCP Filters DDI Central's Microsoft DHCP filters allow administrators to control which devices can receive or be refused IP addresses from the DHCP server based on their MAC addresses. This feature is essential for enhancing network ...
Configuring custom DHCP options
Custom options under Microsoft DHCP In Microsoft DHCP, custom options provide network administrators with the flexibility to tailor DHCP services to meet specific needs beyond the predefined options. These custom options allow for more granular ...
Configuring standard microsoft DHCP options
Configuring Microsoft standard DHCP options in DDI Central DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) options are additional settings that a DHCP server can provide to clients along with their IP address assignment. These options help configure ...
Configuring Vendor and User classes
Configuring classes in Microsoft DHCP Configuring classes in Microsoft DHCP allows administrators to apply specific configurations to different groups of DHCP clients based on criteria such as user classes or vendor classes. Vendor and User Classes ...
Configuring DHCP policies
Configuring DHCP Policies DHCP policies in Microsoft DHCP enable to create conditions that dictate how IP addresses and configuration settings like Options, Custom options and dynamic DNS settings are assigned to clients based on specific criteria. ...
Managing Dynamic domains using DDNS
Managing dynamic domains in Microsoft Windows infrastructure Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a method that allows the automatic updating of a domain name system (DNS) in real-time, with the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses, or ...
Managing microsoft windows DHCP server
Managing Microsoft Windows DHCP Scopes Table of Contents What is a Scope in Microsoft Windows DHCP servers? Subnets (DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 Subnets) Special case for IPv6 based subnet Multicast subnets Shared Networks or Superscopes Hosts or DHCP ...
Guidelines for managing Microsoft Windows DHCP servers
Guidelines for managing Microsoft Windows DHCP servers Follow the guidelines below to setup your Microsoft Windows DHCP infrastructure using DDI Central. Creating and managing DHCP scopes in DDI Central Managing Dynamic domains Creating DHCP policies ...
50. Standar DHCPv4 options
Option Code Option Name Description Data Type Supported Is Predefined? Grammar Example 1 subnet-mask Specifies the client's subnet mask. If not provided, the DHCP server defaults to the subnet mask in the subnet declaration, unless overridden by a ...
49. DHCP service options
Option Code Option name Description Data type Supported Is Predefined ? Grammar Example 1 default-lease-time Specify the length of time in seconds to be assigned to a lease if the client requesting the lease doesn't provide a specific expiration ...
48. DNS options
Option Name Option Description Data Type Block Tags Supported Versions Example Grammar allow-new-zones Controls whether zones can be added to the BIND nameserver at runtime using rndc addzone. The default value is no. If set to "yes," the BIND server ...
FAQs for Linux ISC BIND
FAQ for the Linux based ISC-BIND and ISC-DHCP Which Linux distributions are supported? DDI Central supports major distributions such as Ubuntu 16–20.04, CentOS 8, Fedora Linux 31, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7–9.1, and Debian. Do I need root access to ...
DDI Central system settings
DDI Central System settings DDI Central provides customizable time configurations for both DNS and DHCP services, which lets administrators can set their own time period, based on their system configurations. This helps admins automate network tasks ...
Alerts in DDI Central
Alerts in DDI Central ManageEngine DDI Central facilitates real-time alerts for the administrators over the network issues occurring, within the UI alerts page as well as email notification. They can also view alerts history, audit every alerts came ...
Rsyslogs and Live logs for Linux based DNS and DHCP servers in DDI Central
Rsyslog and Live Logs for Linux-based DNS and DHCP Servers in DDI Central What is Rsyslog? Rsyslog is an advanced and high-performance logging system used primarily in Linux and Unix-based operating systems that enables administrators to collect and ...
Generating reports in DDI Central
Generating Reports In DDI Central Reports in DDI Central The DNS and DHCP reports in DDI Central help network administrators manage and analyze their network efficiently time-to- time with up-to-date information. These reports can be directly ...
Scheduling DNS and DHCP configurations in DDI Central
Scheduling DNS And DHCP Configurations Scheduling DHCP configurations in DDI Central In the DHCP module, only the following DHCP configurations can be scheduled within DDI Central, Subnets, Shared Networks, Hosts, Host Groups and Client Classes. To ...
Managing network IP address inventory
Managing network IP address inventory To visualize and take control of the IP allocations of each subnet managed by the DHCP server: Select DHCP -> Manage IP menu from the left menu bar. The Manage IP tab displays the following three sections: The ...
Managing VLAN IP address inventory
Managing VLAN IP address inventory To visualize and take control of the IP allocations for the VLANs managed by the DHCP server: Select the DHCP -> VLAN menu from the left menu bar. The VLAN page appears displaying the list of all VLANS serviced by ...
Analyzing lease and lease history
Analyzing Lease and Lease History There are two types of leases available in DDI Central: DHCP or dynamic leases and Static leases. DHCP Leases To access these DHCP lease records: Navigate to the DHCP module. Select the Lease menu from the left inner ...
IPAM stats dashboard
The IPAM stats dashboard The IPAM stats dashboard presents an overview of the DHCP scopes or network topological units. To access ManageEngine DDI Central's IPAM: Log into ManageEngine DDI Central with your login credentials. Select the IPAM menu ...
DHCP scope audit logs
DHCP scope audit logs The DHCP scope audit logs page provides you an overview of the actions performed on each scope configured in your network. It help you to continuously evaluate the overall security posture of your scopes using security audit ...
PXE templates in DDI Central
Templates in DDI Central PXE Booting template DDI Central enables you to easily and swiftly configure PXE booting with user-friendly template forms. To access and configure this template: Select DHCP-> Config-> Templates. Click on the Add Template ...
Rogue detection: DHCP servers
Rogue detection: DHCP Server Rogue DHCP server detection is an important aspect of network security and management. In a typical network environment, DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) servers are used to automatically assign IP addresses and ...
Configuring DHCP failover
Configuring DHCP failover Note: DDI Central does not offer DHCP failover for IPv6 address space. Failover is only available for IPv4 address space. To configure the DHCP failover configurations: Go to DHCP ->Config-> DHCP Failover Click on the Add ...
Managing DHCP clients with Client class
DHCP Fingerprinting With Client Classes Client Classes and Sub Classes Client classes and Sub Classes are powerful features used to group clients (DHCP clients) and apply specific DHCP options or behaviors to those groups. These classes and ...
Managing DHCP scopes
Managing DHCP scopes What is a DHCP Scope? A DHCP scope is a fundamental component of the DHCP server, defining a specific range of IP addresses that the server can allocate or lease to devices on a network. in DHCP defined as a pool of IP addresses ...
Configuring ACL
Configuring ACL (Access Control List) An ACL in the context of network administration is a set of rules that control network traffic and limit access to networks and network resources based on predefined criteria. In DNS servers like ISC BIND, ACLs ...
Configuring TSIG keys
Configuring TSIG keys TSIG (Transaction Signature) TSIG is a security protocol used in the Domain Name System (DNS) to provide authenticated and secure communications between DNS servers and between DNS servers and clients. TSIG uses shared secret ...
Domain block using DNS firewall
Domain blocking using DNS Firewall Domain blocking using a DNS Firewall is a security measure that prevents users from accessing specific websites or domains by intercepting DNS queries and filtering out requests to undesired or malicious domains. ...
Response rate limiting
Response Rate Limiting (RRL) RRL, or Response Rate Limiting, is a security feature implemented in DNS servers to mitigate the impact of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, particularly DNS amplification attacks. It works by limiting the ...
DNSSEC
DNSSEC DNSSEC, short for Domain Name System Security Extensions, is a suite of specifications for securing certain kinds of information provided by the Domain Name System (DNS). It is designed to protect against a range of DNS attacks such as cache ...
DNS audit logs
DNS Audit Logs DDI Central enables you to view the audit logs of specific domains Select the DNS menu from the menu bar along the left side of the screen.From the submenus that appear, choose Audit. The Audit page helps you to continuously evaluate ...
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