A technician is replacing a faulty NIC in a server. According to best practices, which of the following should be used to configure the IP address on the server?
A) Use the same IP address, subnet mask, and gateway as the previous NIC.
B) Assign a new IP address, subnet mask, and gateway to improve security.
C) Use DHCP to dynamically assign an IP address to the new NIC.
D) Leave the IP configuration empty until further instructions from the network administrator.