Chapter 37 DHCP

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 121 IP Application > DHCP > VLAN

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

VID

Enter the ID number of the VLAN to which these DHCP settings apply.

 

 

Remote

Enter the IP address of a DHCP server in dotted decimal notation.

DHCP Server

 

1 .. 3

 

 

 

Relay Agent

Select the Option 82 check box to have the Switch add information (slot

Information

number, port number and VLAN ID) to client DHCP requests that it relays

 

to a DHCP server.

 

 

Information

This read-only field displays the system name you configure in the

 

General Setup screen.

 

Select the check box for the Switch to add the system name to the client

 

DHCP requests that it relays to a DHCP server.

 

 

Add

Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The

 

Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the

 

Save link on the top navigation panel to save your changes to the non-

 

volatile memory when you are done configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

Clear

Click this to clear the fields above.

 

 

VID

This field displays the ID number of the VLAN group to which this DHCP

 

settings apply.

 

 

Type

This field displays the DHCP mode (Relay).

 

 

DHCP Status

For DHCP relay configuration, this field displays the first remote DHCP

 

server IP address.

 

 

Delete

Select the configuration entries you want to remove and click Delete to

 

remove them.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.

 

 

37.4.1 Example: DHCP Relay for Two VLANs

The following example displays two VLANs (VIDs 1 and 2) for a campus network. Two DHCP servers are installed to serve each VLAN. The system is set up to forward DHCP requests from the dormitory rooms (VLAN 1) to the DHCP server

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