DHCP server then assigns another IP address to the device. After that lease time the device (computer) need to send another request to DHCP server to renew the lease session. There is a lease time (by default it is 24 hours) of every IP assignment. In that case, using Dynamic Host Control Protocol your Windows 8 device will automatically get a dynamic IP address from DHCP server.ĭHCP Server keeps record of available IP addresses and assigns a IP address from the available pool of IPs to the devices from which it gets DHCP Request. But if your Internet service provider supports dynamic IP assignment with DHCP, you can take the advantage of dynamic IP addressing in your Windows 8 PC.

In case of static IP the IP address of your computer is always fixed and it does not change during different internet seasons. There are two types of IP addresses, Static IP and Dynamic IP. Your computer must need to have an IP or Internet Protocol address to connect to Internet cloud. What is DHCP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol? If DHCP or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is not enabled in your Windows 8, go through this article.