Can a managed switch from MOXA be a DHCP server (assign IP addresses)?

All Moxa managed Moxa switches support DHCP/BootP and RARP protocols for automatic configuration of IP addresses of the connected devices.

There are two operation modes: Automatic IP address assignment and DHCP Relay Agent.

All Moxa managed Moxa switches support DHCP/BootP and RARP protocols for automatic configuration of IP addresses of the connected devices.

There are two operation modes: Automatic IP address assignment and DHCP Relay Agent.

1. Automatic IP address assignment

   In Automatic IP address assignment mode, each switch port is assigned with a certain IP address by the administrator in advance.

   To configure this function, go to Set Device IP - DHCP/BootP/RARP.

   In Desired IP Address field, specify the desired IP address for a device to be connected.

   In the example below, any device that is connected to the port 4 of the switch, will always be assigned with the IP address 192.168.127.10.

   

2. DHCP Relay Agent

   DHCP Relay Agent function allows sending broadcast DHCP messages via routers. The function allows the clients to get IP addresses from a DHCP server that is either located in a remote subnet or not located in a local subnet.

   

   You can find the detailed description of DHCP Relay function in the device manual.