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Admin Guide (Standalone)

Configure DHCP relay

Configure DHCP relay

FortiExtender supports DHCP relay agent which enables it to fetch DHCP leases from a remote server. It has to be configured per interface. Example below:

config system dhcprelay

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set status enable

set client-interfaces <interface name on which relay agent services are offered>

set server-interface <interface name through which DHCP server can be reachable>

set server-ip <remote dhcp server IP>

DHCP relay over VPN

FortiExtender supports DHCP relay agent which enables it to fetch DHCP leases from a remote server. The configuration must be done by interface. In FortiExtender OS 7.2.3, DHCP relay can go over VPN without setting IP address on the tunnel interface.

config system dhcprelay
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        set status enable
        set client-interfaces <interface name on which relay agent services are
offered>
        set server-interface <interface name through which DHCP server can be
reachable>
        set server-ip <remote dhcp server IP>

Configure DHCP relay

Configure DHCP relay

FortiExtender supports DHCP relay agent which enables it to fetch DHCP leases from a remote server. It has to be configured per interface. Example below:

config system dhcprelay

edit 1

set status enable

set client-interfaces <interface name on which relay agent services are offered>

set server-interface <interface name through which DHCP server can be reachable>

set server-ip <remote dhcp server IP>

DHCP relay over VPN

FortiExtender supports DHCP relay agent which enables it to fetch DHCP leases from a remote server. The configuration must be done by interface. In FortiExtender OS 7.2.3, DHCP relay can go over VPN without setting IP address on the tunnel interface.

config system dhcprelay
    edit 1
        set status enable
        set client-interfaces <interface name on which relay agent services are
offered>
        set server-interface <interface name through which DHCP server can be
reachable>
        set server-ip <remote dhcp server IP>