IP Configuration
IPv4 Management and Interfaces
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The ARP Proxy is aware of the destination of traffic, and offers another MAC 
address in reply. Serving as an ARP Proxy for another host effectively directs LAN 
traffic destination to the host. The captured traffic is then typically routed by the 
Proxy to the intended destination by using another interface, or by using a tunnel.
The process in which an ARP-query-request for a different IP address, for proxy 
purposes, results in the node responding with its own MAC address is sometimes 
referred to as publishing.
To enable ARP Proxy on all IP interfaces:
STEP 1 Click IP Configuration > IPv4 Management and Interfaces > ARP Proxy.
STEP  2 Select ARP Proxy to enable the device to respond to ARP requests for remotely-
located nodes with the device MAC address.
STEP  3 Click Apply. The ARP proxy is enabled, and the Running Configuration file is 
updated.
UDP Relay/IP Helper
The UDP Relay/IP Helper feature is only available when the device is in Layer 3 
system mode. Switches do not typically route IP Broadcast packets between IP 
subnets. However, if this feature enables the device to relay specific UDP 
Broadcast packets, received from its IPv4 interfaces, to specific destination IP 
addresses.
To configure the relaying of UDP packets received from a specific IPv4 interface 
with a specific destination UDP port, add a UDP Relay:
STEP 1 Click IP Configuration > IPv4 Management and Interfaces > UDP Relay/IP 
Helper.
STEP  2 Click Add.
STEP  3 Select the Source IP Interface to where the device is to relay UDP Broadcast 
packets based on a configured UDP destination port. The interface must be one of 
the IPv4 interfaces configured on the device. 
STEP  4 Enter the UDP Destination Port number for the packets that the device is to relay. 
Select a well-known port from the drop-down list, or click the port radio button to 
enter the number manually.