Nortel Networks 2300 Series - Manual (Page 25)

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Nortel WLAN - Security Switch 2300 Series Quick Start Guide
Creating a scope on the DHCP server
Estimated timing: 10 minutes
If required, create a scope on the DHCP server that will lease addresses to the AP and the mobiles, as shown in
Figure 6 .
Figure 6: Creating a DHCP scope
No special scope options need to be configured when the WSS is deployed in layer 2 environments, as the AP will
find the WSS automatically using broadcast.
Configuring DHCP for APs
The DHCP option 43 field provides a simple and effective way for APs to find WSSs across an intermediate Layer 3
network. You can use the DHCP option 43 field to provide a list of WSS IP addresses without the need to configure
DNS servers.
To use DHCP option 43, configure the option to contain a comma-separated list of WSS IP addresses or hostnames,
in the following format:
ip:ip-addr1,ip-addr2,...
or
host:hostname1,hostname2,...
Figure 7 shows an example of adding option 43 to a DHCP configuration.