Dhcp relay agent configuration task list, Dhcp relay agent support for option 82 – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Figure 21 DHCP relay agent operation

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DHCP relay agent support for Option 82

Option 82 records the location information about the DHCP client. It enables the administrator to locate
the DHCP client for security and accounting purposes, and to assign IP addresses in a specific range to

clients. For more information, see "

699H

Relay agent option (Option 82)

."

If the DHCP relay agent supports Option 82, it handles DHCP requests by following the strategies

described in

700H

Table 3

.

If a response returned by the DHCP server contains Option 82, the DHCP relay agent removes the

Option 82 before forwarding the response to the client.

Table 3 Handling strategies of the DHCP relay agent

If a DHCP request

has…

Handling

strategy

The DHCP relay agent…

Option 82

Drop

Drops the message.

Keep

Forwards the message without changing Option 82.

Replace

Forwards the message after replacing the original Option 82 with the
Option 82 padded according to the configured padding format,

padding content, and code type.

No Option 82

N/A

Forwards the message after adding Option 82 padded according to
the configured padding format, padding content, and code type.

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DHCP relay agent configuration task list

Tasks at a glance

(Required.)

701H

Enabling DHCP

(Required.)

702H

Enabling the DHCP relay agent on an interface

(Required.)

703H

Specifying DHCP servers on a relay agent

(Optional.)

704H

Configuring the DHCP relay agent security functions

(Optional.)

705H

Configuring the DHCP relay agent to release an IP address

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