Configuring Option 43 in DHCP

Here is the basic procedure for configuring option 43:

1. On the DHCP console find the scope on which you need to configure the option

2. Under the scope select the scope option and right click the scope option and select the configure options

3. In the scope options dialogue box, scroll down and select 043 vendor specific info

4. In the data entry field, click any where under the ASCII heading and enter the following information

ASCII : Loopback address of the master (This address may be one of three things:

the loopback address of the master, the virtual IP (VIP) address of a VRRP group for the master, or the IP address of the terminating local Controller)

5. Click the OK to save the configuration