What is IP helper address?

Networking
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Atul Sir,
I don’t understand the exact concept of IP helper address, can you please help on that to understand?

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IP helper address command is used when your DHCP server is another Network.

The “ip helper-address” command is used in networking to configure a router or switch to forward DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) requests to a DHCP server located on a different network. This command helps devices on one network to obtain IP addresses and other configuration information from a DHCP server on another network.

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ip helper address is defining the ip address of the DHCP server, from where a client connected to switch will request dynamic address