DHCP Renew button

Question

I've seen posts in this forum saying that the Interfaces page in the GUI has a "Renew" button, which can be used for the WAN interface to obtain a new IP address via DHCP. 
 Where is this "Renew" button located? 
 I checked the Interfaces page and the WAN link-manager page (XG125 v20.0). These are both pages that should have a Renew button. But neither of these pages seems to have a Renew button. To perform a DHCP renew, I have to go to the Interfaces page and turn the interface off, and then turn it back on again. 
 The CLI menu is worse. There is no way to configure the WAN interface at all. If you choose the "Interface Configuration" option, it skips the WAN interface and only allows configuring other interfaces. So it seems that the only way to renew the WAN port's IP address from the CLI is to reboot the appliance.

rfcat_vk · Answer

That is a good question. In the meantime you can edit the WAN interface and then save it without changing it in theory should initiate new DHCP request. The other method is to disconnect your WAN cable for a short time. 
 Ian

emmosophos · Answer

Hello there, 
 Thank you for contacting the Sophos Community. 
 Adding to what rfcat mentioned and to clarify, the "Renew" bottom is an option from the Sophos UTM Firewall; this bottom hasn't been implemented in the Sophos Firewall yet. 
 Regards,

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