Rapid, risk-free admin – the quickest, easiest DHCP server you'll ever deploy

Technicians cannot afford to spend time working around the limitations of basic DHCP solutions. They need a fully featured, dedicated server that makes common tasks simple and complex tasks, like Dynamic DNS, straightforward. To further reduce operating expense:

Troubleshooting must be efficient and automated wherever possible.
Server upgrades and software updates must be simple and undisruptive.

With DHCP the initial setup is usually the most time-consuming administrative task. DNSBOX's user interface is designed to be as simple as possible for day-to-day DHCP administration.

As a dedicated server, it is inherently quicker and easier to deploy DNSBOX for DHCP than implementing a complex DDI solution or using secondary DHCP functionality in other devices like NGFWs or Routers. And because our interface is designed solely for DHCP administration the functionality you need is always front and centre.

We've developed templates and wizards for the most common use cases to make DNSBOX the quickest, easiest DHCP server you'll ever deploy.
Pared back navigation and dynamic workflows put the fields you need in-front of you, removing unnecessary clutter
Templating couldn't be easier, streamlining workflows and allowing junior administrators to safely make changes
You can easily edit subnets without worrying about config errors - inbuilt validation takes care of it all.
Help is built in to the user interface to guide you every step of the way.
Informative DHCP statistics give you full visibility of the service, allowing you to easily search for leases, hosts, zones and IP ranges.

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Take a 4-minute tour of the DNSBOX DHCP server user interace

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I've worked with a lot of DHCP appliances, DNSBOX is by far the easiest I've ever dealt with. I love the fact the UI is not nested, it's very easy to use.

Network Administrator, Footprint Center

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Free from additional DHCP licensing costs, Footprint Center now cost-effectively handles thousands of requests, yet simpler subnet config and an intuitive interface makes life a whole lot easier. Read more >>

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Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, is home to three professional sports teams and hosts concerts and live events throughout the year. Internet access for the respective pro-sports staff, site staff, external media and entertainment groups needs to be delivered smoothly and without interruption.

Network Administrator Anthony Grande is responsible for ensuring secure access for as many as 8,000 simultaneous devices. He was already hosting countless third-party devices and VOIP demand via separate virtual LANs and VOIP sub-networks. With demand on the increase, Anthony would soon need to purchase additional Windows DHCP server client access licences so visitors to the busy arena could access the network. Any increase in licence volume was likely to come at significant cost, and only add to an already complicated system.

Anthony decided a dedicated replacement server would better expand DHCP capabilities and upgrade performance. He also hoped the new server administration would be easier to manage. And despite future plans for IPAM, he did not want to be forced to implement it immediately by purchasing a solution that depended on proprietary IPAM for DHCP to work.

DNSBOX's modular and highly flexible configuration matched his needs perfectly. With DNSBOX Anthony can add DNS or other DDI services as and when he needs them. There are also no extra fees for increasing client licences, so he can save the business even more money.

Impressed by a tour of the user interface, Anthony was delighted to learn he could administer both DHCP and VLAN setup from a single, easy to use browser display. "I've worked with a lot of DHCP appliances, this is by far the easiest I've ever dealt with," says Anthony. "I love the fact the UI is not nested, it's very easy to use, I'm not having to go six layers deep and then back myself up 2 layers to make sure it worked."

In choosing two DNSBOX220's for the arena, Anthony has guaranteed the service uptime needed. Configured as a High Availability pair, they ensure that should an outage occur either appliance will deliver the continuity of service needed.

"In choosing a best-fit DNSBOX solution free from additional licensing costs, Footprint can now cost-effectively handle thousands of DHCP requests," says ApplianSys Business Development Director Dave Gravell.

Anthony is delighted. It has been a pleasure working with this device and how resilient it is. I take a nightly backup and it just works," he says. "It's exactly what you hope for when you buy a box like this, and 80% of the time you don't get something like this. Excellent appliance!"

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