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title: Activate Magic WAN Connector · Cloudflare Magic WAN docs
description: "Before you can activate your Magic WAN Connector, you need to
  follow Cloudflare's instructions regarding DHCP. For full instructions on
  this, refer to:"
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Before you can activate your Magic WAN Connector, you need to follow Cloudflare's instructions regarding DHCP. For full instructions on this, refer to:

* The [hardware version of Magic WAN Connector](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-hardware-connector/#activate-appliance)
* The [virtual version of Magic WAN Connector](https://developers.cloudflare.com/magic-wan/configuration/connector/configure-virtual-connector/#activate-appliance)
