Modify DHCP Relay for a Port

Modify the existing DHCP relay behavior on the brouter port interface.

About this task

The default address is the smallest address configured. If the relay is a VRRP address, the default value is the first VRRP address configured.

Procedure

  1. In the Device Physical View, select the port.
  2. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > Edit > Port.
  3. Select IPv6.
  4. Select DHCP Relay.
  5. Double-click a cell to change the value.
  6. Select Apply.

DHCP Relay Field Descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the DHCP Relay tab.

Name

Description

IfIndex

Shows the unique value to identify an IPv6 interface. For the brouter port, the value is the ifindex of the port and, in the case of the VLAN, the value is the ifindex of the VLAN.

MaxHop

Specifies the maximum number of hops a DHCP packet can take from the DHCP client to the DHCP server. The default is 32.

RemoteIdEnabled

Enables the relay agent to add information about the relay to DHCPv6 messages before relaying the messages to the DHCP server. The default is disabled (clear or false).

DhcpEnabled

Enables (true) or disables (false) DHCP Relay for an interface with an existing DHCP Relay configuration.

The system displays this parameter on the DHCP Relay tab for a brouter port only if you modify an existing configuration. The system does not display this parameter if you create a new DHCP Relay port configuration.