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DHCP-client configuration tasks
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27 • DHCP configuration
DHCP-server and DHCP-client are illustrated in
figure 44
.
Figure 44. DHCP-client and DHCP-server
DHCP-client configuration tasks
To configure the SmartNode as DHCP-client perform the steps mentioned below.
•
Enable DHCP-client on an IP interface
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Release or renew a DHCP lease manually (advanced) (see
page 294
)
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Get debug output from DHCP-client (see
page 294
)
•
Configure DHCP agent
Enable DHCP-client on an IP interface
On every created IP interface a DHCP-client could be enabled. If enabled, the SmartNode gets the IP address
for this interface from a DHCP-server. Additionally other configuration information is received for this IP
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