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. Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard ↗ and select your account.
2. Go to Magic WAN > Connector on-ramps (beta).
3. Select the Connector you want to configure > Edit.
4. Select Network Configuration, and scroll down to 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
   • The DHCP pool start
   • The DHCP pool end

API

Note

You will need your account ID and API Key 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 "X-Auth-Email: $CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL" \
  --header "X-Auth-Key: $CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY" \
  --json '{
    "lan": {
        "static_addressing": {
            "dhcp_server": {
                "dhcp_pool_end": "<IP_ADDRESS>",
                "dhcp_pool_start": "<IP_ADDRESS>",
                "dns_server": "<IP_ADDRESS>"
            }
        }
    }
  }'