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DHCP
This chapter shows you how to configure the DHCP feature.
31.1 DHCP Overview
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol RFC 2131 and RFC 2132) allows
individual computers to obtain TCP/IP configuration at start-up from a server. You
can configure the Switch as a DHCP server or a DHCP relay agent. When
configured as a server, the Switch provides the TCP/IP configuration for the
clients. If you configure the Switch as a relay agent, then the Switch forwards
DHCP requests to DHCP server on your network. If you don’t configure the Switch
as a DHCP server or relay agent then you must have a DHCP server in the
broadcast domain of the client computers or else the client computers must be
configured manually.
31.1.1 DHCP Modes
If there is already a DHCP server on your network, then you can configure the
Switch as a DHCP relay agent. When the Switch receives a request from a
computer on your network, it contacts the DHCP server for the necessary IP
information, and then relays the assigned information back to the computer.
31.1.2 DHCP Configuration Options
The DHCP configuration on the Switch is divided into Global and VLAN screens.
The screen you should use for configuration depends on the DHCP services you
want to offer the DHCP clients on your network. Choose the configuration screen
based on the following criteria:
• Global: The Switch forwards all DHCP requests to the same DHCP server.
• VLAN: The Switch is configured on a VLAN by VLAN basis. The Switch can be
configured to relay DHCP requests to different DHCP servers for clients in
different VLAN.
Summary of Contents for MES-3528 -
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Page 42: ...Chapter 3 Hardware Overview MES 3528 User s Guide 42 ...
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Page 60: ...Chapter 5 Initial Setup Example MES 3528 User s Guide 60 ...
Page 76: ...Chapter 7 System Status and Port Statistics MES 3528 User s Guide 76 ...
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Page 109: ...Chapter 9 VLAN MES 3528 User s Guide 109 Figure 57 Port Based VLAN Setup Port Isolation ...
Page 114: ...Chapter 10 Static MAC Forward Setup MES 3528 User s Guide 114 ...
Page 146: ...Chapter 14 Bandwidth Control MES 3528 User s Guide 146 ...
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Page 168: ...Chapter 19 Port Security MES 3528 User s Guide 168 ...
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Page 192: ...Chapter 23 VLAN Stacking MES 3528 User s Guide 192 ...
Page 231: ...Chapter 26 IP Source Guard MES 3528 User s Guide 231 Figure 120 DHCP Snooping ...
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Page 284: ...Chapter 32 Maintenance MES 3528 User s Guide 284 ...
Page 306: ...Chapter 33 Access Control MES 3528 User s Guide 306 ...
Page 312: ...Chapter 35 Syslog MES 3528 User s Guide 312 ...
Page 320: ...Chapter 36 Cluster Management MES 3528 User s Guide 320 ...
Page 324: ...Chapter 37 MAC Table MES 3528 User s Guide 324 ...
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Page 342: ...Chapter 41 Product Specifications MES 3528 User s Guide 342 ...
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Page 346: ...Appendix A Changing a Fuse MES 3528 User s Guide 346 ...
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