TP-Link T1500-28PCT T1500-28PCTTL-SL2428PUN V3 User Guide - Page 419
DHCP, Overview, Supported Features, An Option 82 has two sub-options, namely
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Configuring DHCP Service 1 DHCP DHCP 1.1 Overview DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is widely used to automatically assign IP addresses and other network configuration parameters to network devices, enhancing the utilization of IP address. 1.2 Supported Features The supported DHCP features of the switch include DHCP Relay and DHCP L2 Relay. DHCP Relay DHCP Relay is used to process and forward DHCP packets between different subnets or VLANs. DHCP clients broadcast DHCP request packets to require for IP addresses. Without this function, clients cannot obtain IP addresses from a DHCP server in the different LAN because the broadcast packets can be transmitted only in the same LAN. To equip each LAN with a DHCP server can solve this problem, but the costs of network construction will be increased and the management of central network will become inconvenient. A device with DHCP Relay function is a better choice. It acts as a relay agent and can forward DHCP packets between DHCP clients and DHCP servers in different LANs. Therefore, DHCP clients in different LANs can share one DHCP server. DHCP Relay includes three features: Option 82 and DHCP VLAN Relay. ■■ Option 82 Option 82 is called the DHCP Relay Agent Information Option. It provides additional security and a more flexible way to allocate network addresses compared with the traditional DHCP. When enabled, the DHCP relay agent can inform the DHCP server of some specified information of clients by inserting an Option 82 payload to DHCP request packets before forwarding them to the DHCP server, so that the DHCP server can distribute the IP addresses or other parameters to clients based on the payload. In this way, Option 82 prevents DHCP client requests from untrusted sources. Besides, it allows the DHCP server to assign IP addresses of different address pools to clients in different groups. An Option 82 has two sub-options, namely, the Agent Circuit ID and Agent Remote ID. The information that the two sub-options carry depends on the settings of the DHCP relay agent, and are different among devices from different vendors. To allocate network addresses using Option 82, you need to define the two sub-options on the DHCP relay agent, and create a DHCP class on the DHCP server to identify the Option 82 payload. User Guide 396