Administrator Guide

DHCP options tags
Use the guidelines shown in the Table when creating and adding the DHCP options.
Table 24. DHCP options tags
Option Description Notes
1 Client identifier Always sent.
2 Time Offset Optional.
3 Router
Optional but recommended. It is not
required unless the thin client must
interact with servers on a different
subnet.
6 Domain Name Server (DNS) Optional but recommended.
12 Host Name/Terminal Name
Optional string. The host name or
terminal name to be set.
15 Domain Name Optional but recommended. See Option
6.
28 Broadcast Address Optional.
44 WINS servers IP Address Optional.
51 Lease Time Optional but recommended.
52 Option Overload Optional.
53 DHCP Message Type Recommended.
54 DHCP Server IP Address Recommended.
55 Parameter Request List Sent by appliance.
57 Maximum DHCP Message Size Optional — always sent by thin client.
58 T1 (renew) Time Optional but recommended.
59 T2 (rebind) Time Optional but recommended.
61 Client identifier Always sent.
161 Server (ftp/http/https)
Optional string. If this is an IP address or
resolvable host name, the protocol is
assumed to be FTP; however, it may be
the leading portion of a URL that
specifies another protocol. If using the
URL form, it should not include a trailing
slash, for example, http://
server.example.com or ftp://192.168.0.1.
162
Root path to the server (ftp/ http/
https)
Optional string. The relative directory
starting from the root directory must be
given. For example, on an FTP server,
the full directory may be C:/Inetpub/
ftproot/wyse, where wyse is the
directory that contains the firmware. In
B
116 DHCP options tags