VLAN Support
Nokia IP45 Security Platform User’s Guide v4.0
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Backing Up DHCP Relay
A DHCP Relay is used when DHCP clients are located on a different subnet than the DHCP
server. When in DHCP relay mode, the IP45 appliance becomes a DHCP relay agent, which
relays DHCP messages between clients and servers on different subnets, and even across VPN
tunnels.
The IP45 appliance allows to configure a secondary DHCP relay that acts as a backup. When the
primary DHCP relay fails to respond, the IP45 DHCP relay agent automatically relays DHCP
requests to the secondary server, ensuring continuous availability of this critical network
resource.
Backing Up DHCP Relay by Using CLI
The following are the commands to set the DHCP relay backup on LAN and DMZ interfaces:
set interface lan [
dhcprelayip1
dhcprelayip1] [
dhcprelayip2
dhcprelayip2]
set interface dmz [
dhcprelayip1
dhcprelayip1] [
dhcprelayip2
dhcprelayip2]
The following are the commands to show the LAN and DMZ interfaces that are configured for
DHCP relay backup:
show interface lan [
dhcprelayip1
dhcprelayip1] [
dhcprelayip2
dhcprelayip2]
show interface dmz [
dhcprelayip1
dhcprelayip1] [
dhcprelayip2
dhcprelayip2]
For more information about DHCP relay backup commands, see the
Nokia IP45 Security
Platform CLI Reference Guide Version 4.0.
Changing IP Addresses
You can change the IP address of your Nokia IP45 security platform. You can also change the
entire range of IP addresses in your network by using the IP45 Satellite X licenses. You might
want to do this if, for example, you are adding the IP45 to a large existing network and do not
want the network IP address range to change, or if you are using a DHCP server other than the
IP45, that assigns addresses within a different range.
If you change the IP address of your IP45, you might have to manually change the network
interface TCP/IP setting when you use static IP, or renew the DHCP lease when you use
dynamic IP.
To change the IP addresses in your network
1.
Choose Network from the main menu, and click My Network.
2.
Enter new values in the Internal Network Range fields.