D-Link DES-3550 Product Manual - Page 154

xStack® DES-3500 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual DHCP Option 60 Settings The DHCP Option 60 Settings allows the Switch to monitor Option 60 contents of the DHCP client packets and determine which client packets to relay to the DHCP Server and which packets to drop. To enable and configure DHCP Option 60 Global Settings on the Switch, click Configuration > Layer 3 IP Networking > DHCP/BOOTP Relay > DHCP Option 60 Settings: Figure 6- 123. DHCP Option 60 Settings Table window The following parameters may be configured or viewed. Parameter Description Status Use the drop down menu to Enable or Disable the DHCP Option 60 Global Settings. Default Mode Processing Use the drop down menu to choose between Drop or Relay. This function allows the User to specify how the Switch will assess the content of the DHCP client packet and decide whether to relay the packet to a DHCP Server or just simply drop it. Server IP Enter the Server IP Address and click Add. String A string can map to multiple DHCP servers, but not more than 4 servers at a time, also a DHCP server can map to multiple strings, but not to any more than 50. Enter the String and press Delete to delete the entry. IP Address Enter the Server IP Address and click Add. Match Type Use the drop down menu to choose between Exact Match or Partial Match. Exact Match will exactly match the client string to the specified string. Partial Match will only partically match the DHCP client string to the specified string. 139