User Manual

Configure System Information
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M4100 Series Managed Switch
7. Select System > Services > DHCP Relay.
8. Use Maximum Hop Count to enter the maximum number of hops a client request can take
before being discarded.
The range is 1 to 16. The default value is 4.
9. Select the
Admin Mode Disable or Enable radio button.
When you select Enable, DHCP requests are forwarded to the IP address you entered in
the Server Address on the UDP Relay Global Configuration screen.
10. Use Minimum W
ait Time to enter a Minimum Wait Time in seconds.
This value is compared to the time stamp in the client's request packets, that should
represent the time since the client was powered up. Packets are forwarded only when the
time stamp exceeds the minimum wait time.
The range is 0 to 100.
11. Select the Circuit ID Option Mode Disable or Enable radio button.
This specifies the Circuit ID Option mode. If you select Enable, Relay
Agent options are
added to requests before they are forwarded to the server and removed from replies
before they are forwarded to clients.
The following table describes the DHCP Relay Status fields.
Table 20. DHCP Relay Status
Field Description
Requests Received The total number of DHCP requests received from all clients since the
last time the switch was reset.
Requests Relayed The total number of DHCP requests forwarded to the server since the
last time the switch was reset.
Packets Discarded The total number of DHCP packets discarded by this Relay Agent since
the last time the switch was reset.