Configuring the Central Gateway for DHCP Over VPN

To configure DHCP over VPN for the Central Gateway

1. Select NETWORK | IPSec VPN > DHCP over VPN.
2. Select Central from the Gateway drop-down menu.

3. Click Configure.

   

4. Select one of the following:

   • If you want to use the DHCP Server for global VPN clients or for a remote firewall or for both, select the Use Internal DHCP Server option.

     • To use the DHCP Server for global VPN clients, select the For Global VPN Clients option.

     • To use the DHCP Server for a remote firewall, select the For Remote Firewall option.

   • If you want to send DHCP requests to specific servers, select Send DHCP requests to the server addresses listed below.

     1. Click +Add.
     2. Type the IP addresses of DHCP servers in the IP Address field.
     3. Click OK. The firewall now directs DHCP requests to the specified servers.

5. Type the IP address of a relay server in the Relay IP Address (Optional) field.

   When set, this IP address is used as the DHCP Relay Agent IP address (giaddr) in place of this SonicWall’s LAN IP address. This address is only used when no Relay IP Address has been set on the Remote Gateway, and must be reserved in the DHCP scope on the DHCP server.

6. Click OK.