Technical Documentation

Configuring Relay Option 82 for a DHCP Server (NSM Procedure)

You can enable or disable the insertion of the DHCP relay agent information option (option 82) in DHCP packets destined for a DHCP server.

  1. In the NSM navigation tree, select Device Manager > Devices.
  2. Click the Device Tree tab, and then double-click the device to select it.
  3. Click the Configuration tab. In the configuration tree, expand Forwarding Options > DHCP Relay.
  4. Select Relay Option 82.
  5. Add or modify settings as specified in Table 1.
  6. Click one:
    • OK—Saves the changes.
    • Cancel—Cancels the modifications.

Table 1: Relay option 82 Configuration Details

Task

Your Action

Enable or disable the insertion of the DHCP relay agent information option (option 82) in DHCP packets destined for a DHCP server.

  1. Expand Relay Option 82.
  2. In the Comment box, enter the comment for the relay option 82.
  3. Click Circuit Id next to Relay Option 82.
  4. In the Comment box, enter the comment.
  5. Click Prefix next to Circuit Id.
  6. In the Comment box, enter the comment.
  7. Select the prefix to be added to the base option 82 agent circuit ID information in DHCP packets destined for a DHCP server. The prefix can consist of any combination of the hostname, logical system name, and routing instance name.

Published: 2009-08-23