H3C Technologies H3C WX3000E Series Wireless Switches - Manual (Page 64)

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DHCP client configuration
This chapter includes these sections:
• Introduction to DHCP client
• Enabling the DHCP client on an interface
• Displaying and maintaining the DHCP client
• DHCP client configuration example
NOTE:
•
The term "switch" or "device" in this document refers to the switching engine on a WX3000E wireless
switch.
• The WX3000E series comprises WX3024E and WX3010E wireless switches.
• The port numbers in this document are for illustration only.
• The DHCP client configuration is supported only on VLAN interfaces.
• When multiple VLAN interfaces with the same MAC address use DHCP for IP address acquisition via a
relay agent, the DHCP server cannot be a Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server.
Introduction to DHCP client
With the DHCP client enabled, an interface uses DHCP to obtain configuration parameters such as an IP
address from the DHCP server.
Enabling the DHCP client on an interface
Follow these steps to enable the DHCP client on an interface:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter interface view interface interface-type interface-number —
Enable the DHCP client on the
interface ip address dhcp-alloc [ client-identifier mac
interface-type interface-number ] Required
Disabled by default.