DHCP server

When you use a static IP address, Magic WAN Connector can also act as a DHCP server in your network. To enable this feature:

Dashboard

1. Go to the Connectors page.

Go to Connectors

2. Go to the Appliances tab > Profiles.

3. Select the Magic WAN Connector you want to configure > Edit.
4. Select Network Configuration > LAN configuration.
5. In LAN configuration, select the LAN where you want to enable DHCP server.
6. Select Edit.
7. Under Static addressing, select This is a DHCP Server. You also have to specify:
   • The DNS server address. You can have more than one IP address. Select Add DNS Server for each server you want to add.
   • The DHCP pool start
   • The DHCP pool end

API

Note

You will need your account ID and API token to use the API.

Create a PUT request to update the LAN where you want to enable DHCP server:

Example:

Required API token permissions

At least one of the following token permissions is required:

• Magic WAN Write
• Magic Transit Write

Update Site LAN

curl "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/magic/sites/$SITE_ID/lans/$LAN_ID" \
  --request PUT \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
  --json '{
    "lan": {
        "static_addressing": {
            "dhcp_server": {
                "dhcp_pool_end": "<IP_ADDRESS>",
                "dhcp_pool_start": "<IP_ADDRESS>",
                "dns_server": "<IP_ADDRESS>"
            }
        }
    }
  }'