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100<H1>How To: Options</H1>
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102<strong><big><A NAME="viewoption">View Options</A></big></strong><p>
103
104<strong>Choose the <A HREF="dhcp_option_ref.html">Options</A> tab in the main window.</strong>
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107	DHCP Manager displays a list of options in the
108	DHCP server's <tt>dhcptab</tt>.<p>
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113<strong><big><A NAME="newoption">Create</A> a New Option</big></strong><p>
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117	<LI><strong>Choose the <A HREF="dhcp_option_ref.html">Options</A> tab in the main window.</strong><BR>
118	DHCP Manager displays a list of options in the DHCP
119database.<P></li>
120	<LI><strong>Choose <a href="dhcp_option_create.html">Create</A> from the Edit menu.</strong><BR>
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122	The Create Option dialog box opens.<p></li>
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124	<li><strong>Enter the desired settings for the new
125	option.</strong><BR>
126	You can enter the following settings in the Create Option dialog box:
127<UL TYPE="DISC">
128<LI>Option name</LI>
129<LI>Category</LI>
130<LI>Client Class</LI>
131<LI>Code</LI>
132<LI>Data type</LI>
133<LI>Granularity</LI>
134<LI>Maximum</LI>
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136	<li><strong>Click OK to accept your settings.</strong><BR>
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138	The new option definition is stored in the <tt>dhcptab</tt>,
139	and is available to include in a macro.
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146<strong><big><A NAME="dupoption">Duplicate an Option Definition</A></big></strong><p>
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150	<LI><strong>Choose the <A HREF="dhcp_option_ref.html">Options</A> tab in the main window.</strong><BR>
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152	DHCP Manager displays a list of options.<P></LI>
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154	<li><strong>Choose the option definition you want to
155	duplicate.</strong></li><P>
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157	<li><strong>Choose <A HREF="dhcp_option_dup.html">Duplicate</A> from the Edit menu.</strong><BR>
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159	The Duplicate Option Properties dialog box is displayed. The fields display the settings of the selected option.<p></li>
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161	<li><strong>Enter a name for the new option.</strong></li><p>
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163	<li><strong>Modify the option definition settings as desired, and then
164	click OK.</strong><BR>
165	The new option definition is stored in the <tt>dhcptab</tt>.</li>
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170<strong><big><A NAME="modoption">Modify an Option Definition</A></big></strong><p>
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173	<LI><strong>Choose the <A HREF="dhcp_option_ref.html">Options</A> tab in the main window.</strong><BR>
174	DHCP Manager displays a list of options.<P></LI>
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176	<li><strong>Choose the option definition you want to
177	modify.</strong><p></li>
178
179	<li><strong>Double-click the option or choose <A HREF="dhcp_option_mod.html">Properties</A> from the
180	Edit menu.</strong><BR>
181	The Option Properties dialog box is displayed.<p></li>
182
183	<li><strong>Modify the option definition settings as desired, and then
184	click OK.</strong><BR>
185	The new settings are updated in the <tt>dhcptab</tt>.</li>
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191<strong><big><A NAME="deloption">Delete an Option Definition</A></big></strong><p>
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195	<LI><strong>Choose the <A HREF="dhcp_option_ref.html">Options</A> tab in the main window.</strong><BR>
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197	DHCP Manager displays the list of defined options. <p></li>
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199	<li><strong>Choose the option definition you want to
200	delete.</strong><p></li>
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202	<li><strong>Choose <A HREF="dhcp_option_del.html">Delete</A> from the Edit menu.</strong><BR>
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204	The option definition is deleted from the <tt>dhcptab</tt>
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