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title: "Enabling DHCP Thresholds"
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<span style="color: #000000">You can enable thresholds for DHCP utilization. This allows you to be notified if the DHCP utilization goes above or below a certain percentage. </span>

<span style="color: #000000">To enable DHCP thresholds, complete the following:</span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">From the Infoblox Portal, click </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Manage</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> > </span>**<span style="color: #000000">IPAM/DHCP</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> > </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Global DHCP Configuration</span>**<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">On the </span>*<span style="color: #000000">Global DHCP Configuration</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> page, go to the </span>*<span style="color: #000000">DHCP Thresholds</span>*<span style="color: #000000"> pane. </span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">Select the </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Enable</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> </span>**<span style="color: #000000">DHCP Thresholds</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> check box </span><span style="color: #000000">and configure the following:</span>
  - **<span style="color: #000000">Trigger - High</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Specify the value in % when a notification is to be sent when the DHCP utilization crosses the upper limit.</span>
  - **<span style="color: #000000">Trigger - Low</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Specify the value in % when a notification is to be sent when the DHCP utilization crosses the lower limit.</span>

> ⚠️ **Note**
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> ⚠️ <span style="color: #000000">After configuring the DHCP thresholds, optionally configure a custom webhook to receive notifications when the DHCP utilization goes above or below a certain percentage. For more information, see </span>[*<span style="color: #000000">Configuring Service Integrations</span>*](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneDDI/pages/186648695)<span style="color: #000000">.</span>

> ⚠️ **Note**
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> ⚠️ When the DHCP utilization goes above or below a certain percentage, a notification is displayed. When the DHCP utilization returns within the threshold, another notification is displayed stating that the issue has been resolved.