# DHCP lease

A DHCP Lease is a [DHCP](/glossary/d/dhcp) reservation of a particular [IP address](/glossary/i/ip_address) provided to a client by a [DHCP server](/glossary/d/dhcp_server). It is called lease because it expires after a certain amoutn of time (usually 24 hours).

Before the lease expires, the DHCP server should renew the lease or provide a new lease.