Dhcp Auto-Configuration Commands - D-Link DGS-1510 Series Reference Manual

DGS-1510 Series Gigabit Ethernet SmartPro Switch CLI Reference Guide

15. DHCP Auto-Configuration Commands

15-1 autoconfig enable
This command is used to enable the auto-configuration function. Use the no form of this command to
disable the auto-configuration function.
autoconfig enable
no autoconfig enable
Parameters
None.
Default
By default, this option is disabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration Mode.
Command Default Level
Level: 15.
Usage Guideline
When auto-configuration is enabled and the Switch is rebooted, the Switch becomes a DHCP client
automatically. The auto-configuration process is as following:
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If the Switch is unable to complete the auto-configuration process, the previously saved local
configuration file present in switch memory will be loaded.
Example
This example shows how to how to enable auto-configuration.
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# autoconfig enable
Switch(config)#
15-2 show autoconfig
This command is used to display the status of auto-configuration.
show autoconfig
Parameters
None.
Default
None.
The Switch will get "configure file path" name and the TFTP server IP address from the DHCP
server if the DHCP server has the TFTP server IP address and configuration file name and be
configured to deliver this information in the data field of the DHCP reply packet.
The Switch will then download the configuration file from the TFTP server to configure the
system, if the TFTP server is running and have the requested configuration file in its base
directory when the request is received from the Switch.
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