DHCP Option 43 on Windows Server 2012 R2

This section describes how to configure the Microsoft DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to use DHCP option 43 for ExtremeWireless Appliance discovery. In the discovery process, the DHCP server returns vendor-specific information to the client as option 43. You must supply the following information to configure DHCP option 43:

• Vendor Class Identifier (VCI) — The VCI for an Extreme Networks AP is HiPath <AP model name>.

  For example, the VCI for the Extreme Networks AP3965e is HiPath AP3965. The following table lists the Vendor Class Identifiers for each Extreme Networks AP model.

  

  AP Vendor Class Identifiers

  AP Model	Vendor Class Identifier
  AP3705i	HiPath AP3705
  AP3710i	HiPath AP3710
  AP3710e	HiPath AP3710
  AP3715i	HiPath AP3715
  AP3715e	HiPath AP3715
  AP3765i	HiPath AP3765
  AP3765e	HiPath AP3765
  AP3767e	HiPath AP3767
  AP3825i	HiPath AP3825
  AP3801i	HiPath AP3801
  AP3805i	HiPath AP3805
  AP3805e	HiPath AP3805
  AP3825e	HiPath AP3825
  AP3865e	HiPath AP3865
  AP3912i	HiPath AP3912
  AP3916ic	HiPath AP3916
  AP3935i	HiPath AP3935
  AP3935e	HiPath AP3935
  AP3965i	HiPathAP3965
  AP3965e	HiPath AP3965

• Option 43 sub-option code — The option 43 sub-option code for the Extreme Networks APs is type 1 (0x1).
• IP addresses of ExtremeWireless Appliances