What is DHCP, for what it used?

DHCP is abbreviated as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is known as the protocol for network management that is used on IP networks by which a DHCP server effectively assigns the IP address and other configurations on the network parameters to every individual device on the network; so that they can easily communicate with the other IP networks.

The DHCP server is being used for:

• Diminishing the requirement for a network administration or a client to physically assign IP addresses to all the network devices.
• Requesting the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and the parameters of networking from the ISP (Internet Service Provider).