A DHCPv6 relay agent forwards DHCP messages between DHCPv6 clients and DHCPv6 servers, which are located in different networks. This table determines the behavior of the DHCPv6 relay agent.
- Interface name
- The name of the interface on which the relay agent receives requests from DHCPv6 clients, e.g. "INTRANET".
- DHCPv6-Relay-Agent enabled
- Enables or disabled the relay agent on your device.
- Interface address
- The relay agent's own IPv6 address at the interface that is configured under Interface Name. This IPv6 address is used as a sender address in DHCP messages that are forwarded. This sender address enables DHCPv6 clients to uniquely identify a relay agent. An explicit specification of the interface address is necessary because an IPv6 host can have multiple IPv6 addresses for each interface.
- Destination address
- The IPv6 address of the (destination) DHCPv6 server which the relay agent is to forward DHCP requests to. The address can be either a unicast or link-local multicast address. When using a link-local multicast address, you must specify the destination interface where the DHCPv6 server is to be reached. All DHCPv6 servers and relay agents are available at the link-local multicast address "ff02::1:2".
- Note: Using the parameters 2nd Destination address to 4th Destination address you can define additional server destinations.Note: If multiple server destinations are configured, the requests are always sent to all configured servers at the same time.
- Destination interface
- The destination interface where the parent DHCPv6 server or the next relay agent is to be reached. This information is essential if a link-local multicast address is configured under the destination address, as link local-multicast addresses are only valid at that respective link.
- Note: Using the parameters 2nd Destination interface to 4th Destination interface you can define additional server destinations.Note: If multiple server destinations are configured, the requests are always sent to all configured servers at the same time.
- Source address (optional)
- Set an optional source address that the relay agent uses for packets directed to the DHCPv6 server.
