Dhcp Relay - NETGEAR GSM7212P User Manual

DHCP Relay

To display the DHCP Relay page, click System > Services> DHCP Relay. A screen similar to
the following displays.
DHCP Relay Configuration
Use Maximum Hop Count to enter the maximum number of hops a client request can
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take before being discarded. The range is (1 to 16). The default value is 4.
Use Admin Mode to select enable or disable radio button. When you select 'enable' DHCP
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requests will be forwarded to the IP address you entered in the 'Server Address' field.
Use Minimum Wait Time to enter a Minimum Wait Time in seconds. This value will be
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compared to the time stamp in the client's request packets, which should represent the time
since the client was powered up. Packets will only be forwarded when the time stamp
exceeds the minimum wait time. The range is (0 to 100).
Use Circuit ID Option Mode to enable or disable Circuit ID Option mode. If you select
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'enable' Relay Agent options will be added to requests before they are forwarded to the
server and removed from replies before they are forwarded to clients.
DHCP Relay Status
The following table describes the DHCP Relay Status fields.
Field
Requests Received
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Description
The total number of DHCP requests received from all
clients since the last time the switch was reset.
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