A technician is configuring a SOHO device Company policy dictates that static IP addresses cannot be used. The company wants the server to maintain the same IP address at all times. Which of the…

DHCP reservation allows a DHCP server to be configured to always assign a specific IP address to a client based on its unique MAC address. This ensures that the server consistently receives the same IP address from the DHCP pool each time it requests one, satisfying the requirement for a consistent IP without manually configuring a static IP on the server itself.

Port forwarding directs incoming traffic from an external port to a specific internal IP address and port, but it does not assign or manage the internal IP address of the server.

A DNS A record maps a hostname to an IP address, but it does not assign the IP address to the server; the server still needs to obtain its IP address through another mechanism.

NAT (Network Address Translation) translates private IP addresses to public IP addresses for internet access, but it does not assign or ensure a consistent internal IP address for a specific server.