Which of the following would need to be configured to ensure a device with a specific MAC address is always assigned the same IP address from DHCP?

The correct answer is B. Reservation. A reservation is a feature of DHCP that allows a device with a specific MAC address to be always assigned the same IP address from the DHCP server. A reservation is configured by mapping the MAC address of the device to the desired IP address on the DHCP server. This ensures that

Submitted by ashley.k· Mar 5, 2026Communication and Network Security

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BReservation
CDynamic assignment
DExclusion
EStatic assignment

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A reservation is a feature of DHCP that allows a device with a specific MAC address to be always assigned the same IP address from the DHCP server. A reservation is configured by mapping the MAC address of the device to the desired IP address on the DHCP server. This ensures that the device will always receive the same IP address, regardless of the lease time or the availability of other IP addresses in the DHCP pool.

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