4 configuring dhcp server ddns values – Motorola Series Switch WS5100 User Manual

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Switch Services

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2. Highlight an existing pool name from within either the Configuration or Host Pool tab and click the

Options Setup

button at the bottom of the screen

3. Click the

Insert

button to display an editable field wherein the name and value of the DHCP option can

be added.

4.

Name

the option as appropriate, assign a

Code

value and use the

Type

drop-down options to specify a

value of ip or ascii to the DHCP global option.

5. Highlight an entry from within the Global Options screen and click the

Remove

button to delete the name

and value.

6. Click

OK

to save and add the changes to the running configuration and forward the updates to the other

peer switches comprising the mobility domain.

7. Refer to the

Status

field.

The Status is the current state of the requests made from the applet. Requests are any “SET/GET”
operation from the applet. The Status field displays error messages if something goes wrong in the
transaction between the applet and the switch.

8. Click

Cancel

to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration

5.2.1.4 Configuring DHCP Server DDNS Values

The DHCP Server screen’s Configuration and Host Pool tabs can be used to display an additional

DDNS

screen. Use this screen to define a DDNS domain name and address.

To configure a global domain name and DDNS server address:

1. Select

Services

>

DHCP Server

from the main menu tree.

The DHCP Server screen displays with the

Configuration

tab displayed.

NOTE: For an additional (in depth) discussion on the DDNS setup options available to the
WS5100 switch (using both the switch CLI and Web UI), refer to Chapter 7 of the WS5100
Migration Guide
available for download from the corporate Website.

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