Network > DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a standardized protocol that provides TCP/IP and link-layer configuration parameters and network addresses to dynamically configured hosts on a TCP/IP network. An interface on a Palo Alto Networks firewall can act as a DHCP server, client, or relay agent. Assigning these roles to different interfaces allows the firewall to perform multiple roles. What are you looking for? See: What is DHCP? DHCP Overview How does a DHCP server allocate addresses? DHCP Addressing Configure an interface on the firewall to act as a: DHCP Server DHCP Relay DNS Proxy Looking for more? DHCP Parent topic Network