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title: "Top DHCP Clients Requests Report"
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<span style="color: #000000">This report shows which DHCP clients are issuing the most requests over time. This can be very useful in identifying misbehaving clients that are sending too many DHCP requests.</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">To filter the report</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">by DHCP server or duration, choose the applicable objects from the</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Show</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">drop-down menus located below the top action menu:</span>
  - **<span style="color: #000000">DHCP Server</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Select</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span>**<span style="color: #000000">All DHCP Servers</span>**<span style="color: #000000">,</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">or one or more specific DHCP servers to view the respective data. </span>
  - **<span style="color: #000000">Duration</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Select the time period. </span>
- <span style="color: #003300">To show the parameter in the graph, select the check box. To hide the parameter in the graph, clear the check box.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">To filter the report by fields, click the filter button,</span><span style="color: #d8d4cf"> </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and choose the field. </span><span style="color: #000000">To save a filter after selecting the required parameters </span><span style="color: #000000">click the save button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, specify a name for the filter, and click </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Save & Close</span>**<span style="color: #000000">. To reload a previously saved filter, </span><span style="color: #000000">click the star button,</span><span style="color: #d8d4cf"> </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and select the required filter. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">To search for a particular entry, enter the keyword in the </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Search</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> field. </span>
- <span style="color: #000000">To export the report in CSV format, click </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Export</span>**<span style="color: #000000">. </span>

<span style="color: #000000">The following fields are shown in the table:</span>

- **<span style="color: #000000">TIMESTAMP</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows the timestamp of the lease.</span>
- **<span style="color: #000000">CLIENT DNS NAME</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows the DNS name of the client.</span>
- **<span style="color: #000000">MAC ADDRESS</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows the MAC address of the client. </span>
- **<span style="color: #000000">DHCP FINGERPRINT</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows the DHCP fingerprint.</span>
- **<span style="color: #000000">IP ADDRESS</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows the IP address for the lease.</span>
- **<span style="color: #000000">DHCP SERVER NAME</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows the name of the DHCP server.</span>
- **<span style="color: #000000">DHCP SERVER IP</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows IP address of the DHCP server.</span>
- **<span style="color: #000000">DHCP RANGE</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: Shows the DHCP range. </span>