7Sigma debuts Sphere, your DHCP management tool

Introducing Sphere: DHCP management that finally makes sense

If you’re managing DHCP for a regional ISP, you’re probably familiar with the headaches—manual tracking, outdated spreadsheets, unclear visibility across distributed networks, and the ever-looming fear of pool exhaustion or rogue DHCP servers popping up in the wild.

We get it. And we built Sphere to fix it.

What is Sphere?

Sphere is 7Sigma’s DHCP management tool designed specifically for ISPs. It’s everything your DHCP setup should be: automated, transparent, centralized, scales with your network and runs on the ISC’s new KEA backend.

Instead of wrestling with config files, trying to piece together usage patterns from logs, or wondering if your backup plan will hold up in a pinch, Sphere gives you:

• A real-time global view of your DHCP infrastructure

• Automated IP assignment and reclamation

• Seamless Kea DHCP integration (yes, real-time config sync without manual JSON edits)

• Smart alerting and AI-enhanced logs

• Built-in redundancy and cloud backup support

And that’s just the beginning.

Why DHCP needs a rethink

Most ISPs started DHCP management the old-fashioned way: static configs and manual tracking. But the complexity of modern networks—especially as IPv6 adoption grows—has made that model unsustainable.

Sphere eliminates guesswork and manual overhead. Whether you’re monitoring lease activity, responding to a sudden request spike, or provisioning for new service areas, Sphere lets your team do it faster, with confidence.

A few ways Sphere makes your life easier

• Runs on ISC’s new KEA next generation DHCP server that is more robust and secure than its predecessor ISC DHCPD.

• No more spreadsheets. Automatic IP tracking and reclamation takes care of the cleanup.

• No more digging through logs. Our AI-enhanced log viewer interprets and explains log entries in plain language.

• No more silent failures. With real-time alerts for pool exhaustion, rogue DHCP activity, or misconfigured scopes, you’ll know before your customers do.

• No more fragmented tools. Everything from monitoring to backup to configuration lives in one unified platform.

Built for the way ISPs actually work

Sphere isn’t a generic enterprise tool awkwardly shoved into a telco workflow. It was purpose-built for the operational needs of regional ISPs—from dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 networks to service continuity and support that actually understands Kea DHCP under the hood.

We even handle all your backups—locally and in the cloud—so if the worst happens, you’re back online in minutes, not hours.

Ready to see it in action?

If your current DHCP setup feels like it’s held together with duct tape and shell scripts, you’re not alone. But there’s a better way—and it starts with Sphere.

Contact us to schedule a demo, or learn more on our product page.