What is a DHCP Relay?

A DHCP Relay forwards DHCP requests between clients and a DHCP Server on different networks or specified VLANs. Without it, clients can only receive IP addresses from servers in the same subnet. DHCP Relay allows a Maple Systems network switch to pass client requests to a remote DHCP Server over a different VLAN, enabling centralized IP address management across multiple subnets.

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