AOS-8 campus

Standard and vendor-specific DHCP options for AOS-8 campus mode access points.

Standard forwarded options

The standard options that are supplied by AOS-8 campus-based APs to a DHCP server in discovery and request packets can be used by the DHCP server to supply specific return options.

Code	Description	Notes/Example
61	Client Identifier	The base MAC address of the AP. Example: 8c:9c:d8:ca:73:20
60	Vendor Class Identifier	The option 60 value sent by campus-based APs. Example: ArubaAP

The standard and vendor-specific DHCP options that are requested by AOS-8 campus-based APs in discovery and request packets tells the DHCP server which options are supported and can be returned to the APs.

Code	Description	Notes/Example
55	Parameter Request List	1 (Subnet Mask) 3 (Router) 4 (Time Server) 6 (Domain Name Server) 12 (Host Name) 15 (Domain Name) 28 (Broadcast address) 42 (Network Time Protocol) 43 (Vendor-Specific Information) 60 (Vendor Class Identifier)

Standard return options

The standard DHCP options that can be returned to AOS-8 campus-based APs from a DHCP server in offer and acknowledgement packets:

Code	Description	Format	Notes/Example
1	Subnet Mask	IP Address	The subnet mask assigned by the DHCP server. Example: 255.255.255.0
3	Router	IP Address	The default gateway assigned by the DHCP server. Example: 10.0.2.1
6	Domain Name Server	IP Address	A list of DNS servers assigned by the DHCP server (in order of preference). Example: 10.0.2.2
15	Domain Name	String	The domain name assigned by the DHCP server. Example: hpe.com

Vendor-specific return options

The Vendor-Specific DHCP option 43 can be returned to AOS-8 campus-based APs to discovery a mobility controller.

Mobility controller discovery

Code	Description	Format	Notes/Example
43	Vendor Specific Information	String	Mobility Controller IP Address. Example: 10.0.2.15
60	Vendor Class Identifier	String	Must be supplied with option 43. Mandatory value: ArubaAP