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Chapter 29 DHCP

GS-2750 User’s Guide

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29.5.1 Example: DHCP Relay for Two VLANs

The following example displays two VLANs (VIDs 1 and 2) for a campus network. Two
DHCP servers are installed to serve each VLAN. The system is set up to forward DHCP
requests from the dormitory rooms (VLAN 1) to the DHCP server with an IP address of
192.168.1.100. Requests from the academic buildings (VLAN 2) are sent to the other DHCP
server with an IP address of 172.23.10.100.

Primary/

Secondary

DNS

Server

Enter the IP addresses of the DNS servers. The DNS servers are passed to the

DHCP clients along with the IP address and the subnet mask.

Relay

Use this section if you want to configure the Switch to function as a DHCP relay for

this VLAN.

Remote

DHCP

Server 1 ..

3

Enter the IP address of a DHCP server in dotted decimal notation.

Relay

Agent

Information

Select the Option 82 check box to have the Switch add information (slot number,

port number and VLAN ID) to client DHCP requests that it relays to a DHCP server.

Information

This read-only field displays the system name you configure in the General Setup

screen.
Select the check box for the Switch to add the system name to the client DHCP

requests that it relays to a DHCP server.

Add

Click Add to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses

these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top

navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are

done configuring.

Cancel

Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Clear

Click this to clear the fields above.

VID

This field displays the ID number of the VLAN group to which this DHCP settings

apply.

Type This

field

displays

Server or Relay for the DHCP mode.

DHCP Status

For DHCP server configuration, this field displays the starting IP address and the size

of the IP address pool.
For DHCP relay configuration, this field displays the first remote DHCP server IP

address.

Delete

Select the configuration entries you want to remove and click Delete to remove them.

Cancel Click

Cancel to clear the Delete check boxes.

Table 92 IP Application > DHCP > VLAN (continued)

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