Chapter 15: Dhcp Plug-In; Figure 165: Dhcp Plug-In - Extreme Networks Sentriant AG Software User's Manual

15 DHCP Plug-in
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) plug-in is an optional feature that allows you to use
one or more DHCP servers (without an installation of Sentriant AG in front of each DHCP server) as
shown in the following figure:

Figure 165: DHCP Plug-in

The DHCP plug-in is a Microsoft DHCP plug-in that utilizes the Microsoft DHCP Server Callout
Application Programming Interface (API). Installed on each DHCP server in your network, the plug-in
processes or ignores DHCP packets based on the end-user device Media Access Control (MAC) address.
Based on each endpoint's NAC policy, Sentriant AG either assigns a quarantined Internet Protocol (IP)
address or adds the MAC address of the endpoint as an authorized device to the Access Control List
(ACL) of all plug-in-enabled DHCP servers.
By default, the following plug-in-enabled DHCP server communication rules apply:
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