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Configuring DHCP Client Vendor Options

 

 

 

 

 

PoE Power Priority—Displays High, Low, or Critical to indicate how the port is prioritized when there is less PoE power to deliver than requested by all powered devices.

Configuring DHCP Client Vendor Options

 

You can configure the DHCP client functionality on the switch to include vendor

 

information in its DHCP requests (DHCP option 60). A DHCP server might use

 

vendor information to differentiate between clients based on the identified

 

hardware type or functionality.

 

To configure DHCP vendor option string:

 

 

STEP 1

Click Administration > DHCP Options in the navigation window.

 

In addition to the vendor option and string, the page displays the format that the

 

switch uses when obtaining its timezone information from a DHCP server. To

 

configure the switch to acquire its timezone from DHCP, see Time Settings. If

 

timezone information has been received, it displays the information. The Timezone

 

Info Received field displays the information received, or displays False if no

 

information has been received.

STEP 2

Select Enable for the Vendor Option.

STEP 3

Enter a value in the Vendor Option String text box.

STEP 4

Click Apply. Your changes are saved to the Running Configuration.

 

 

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