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January 17, 2016

Meru Technical Note - How to configure Option 43 on JUNOS

  • January 17, 2016
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Description

How to configure Option 43 on JUNOS


Scope

KB ARTICLE TYPE: Configuration

RELATED PRODUCTS: N/A

RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: N/A

KEYWORDS: JUNOS, command, option 43


Solution

CONFIGURATION STEPS

Formatted JUNOS Config:

system {
services {
dhcp {
pool 10.0.52.0/24 {
address-range low 10.0.52.201 high 10.0.52.210;
domain-name yourdomain.com;
router {
10.0.52.1;
}
option 60 string "Wireless Access Point";
option 43 string <ip address of the controller>;
}
}
}
}

Command Line configuration statements:

set system services dhcp pool 10.0.52.0/24 address-range low 10.0.52.201
set system services dhcp pool 10.0.52.0/24 address-range high 10.0.52.210
set system services dhcp pool 10.0.52.0/24 domain-name yourdomain.com
set system services dhcp pool 10.0.52.0/24 router 10.0.52.1
set system services dhcp pool 10.0.52.0/24 option 60 string "Wireless Access Point"
set system services dhcp pool 10.0.52.0/24 option 43 string <ip address of the controller>

RESOLUTION:
The above script helps in implementing Option 43 on JUNOS with MERU ACCESS POINTS.


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