Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 112)

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Configuring the LAN interface
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This interface is a DHCP
Client Select this button to enable DHCP to set network address information via
this LAN1 or LAN2 connection. This is recommended if the Mobility 5181
Access Point resides within a large corporate network or the Internet
Service Provider (ISP) uses DHCP. This setting is enabled for LAN1 by
default.
DHCP is a protocol that includes mechanisms for IP address allocation and
delivery of host-specific configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a
host. If DHCP Client is selected, the first DHCP or BOOTP server to respond
sets the IP address and network address values since DHCP and BOOTP
are interoperable.
This interface is a BOOTP
Client Select this button to enable BOOTP to set Mobility 5181 Access Point
network address information via this LAN1 or LAN2 connection.
When selected, only BOOTP responses are accepted by the Mobility 5181
Access Point. If both DHCP and BOOTP services are required, do not select
BOOTP Client.
This interface uses static
IP Address Select the This interface uses static IP Address button, and manually enter
static network address information in the areas provided.
This interface is a DHCP
Server The Mobility 5181 Access Point can be configured to function as a DHCP
server over the LAN1 or LAN2 connection. Select the This interface is a
DHCP Server button and manually enter static network address information
in the areas provided.
Address Assignment
Range Use the address assignment parameter to specify a range of numerical
(non DNS name) IP addresses reserved for mapping client MAC addresses
to IP addresses. If a manually (static) mapped IP address is within the IP
address range specified, that IP address could still be assigned to another
client. To avoid this, ensure all statically mapped IP addresses are outside
of the IP address range assigned to the DHCP server.
Advanced DHCP Server Click the Advanced DHCP Server button to display a screen used for
generating a list of static MAC to IP address mappings for reserved clients.
A separate screen exists for each of the LANs. For more information, see
“Configuring Advanced DHCP Server Settings” on page 99.
IP Address The network-assigned numerical (non DNS name) IP address of the Mobility
5181 Access Point.
Network Mask The first two sets of numbers specify the network domain, the next set
specifies the subset of hosts within a larger network. These values help
divide a network into subnetworks and simplify routing and data
transmission. The subnet mask defines the size of the subnet.
Default Gateway The Default Gateway parameter defines the numerical (non DNS name) IP
address of a router the Mobility 5181 Access Point uses on the Ethernet as
its default gateway.
Domain Name Enter the name assigned to the primary DNS server.
Primary DNS Server Enter the Primary DNS numerical (non DNS name) IP address.
Secondary DNS Server Brocade recommends entering the numerical IP address of an additional
DNS server (if available), used if the primary DNS server goes down. A
maximum of two DNS servers can be used.