Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 27)

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Feature overview
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Advanced event logging capability
The Mobility 5181 Access Point provides the capability for periodically logging system events.
Logging events is useful in assessing the throughput and performance of the Mobility 5181 Access
Point or troubleshooting problems on the Mobility 5181 Access Point managed Local Area Network
(LAN).
For detailed information on Mobility 5181 Access Point events, see “Logging configuration” on
page 79.
Configuration file import/export functionality
Configuration settings for an Mobility 5181 Access Point can be downloaded from the current
configuration of another Mobility 5181 Access Point. This affords the administrator the opportunity
to save the current configuration before making significant changes or restoring the default
configuration.
For detailed information on importing or exporting configuration files, see “Importing/exporting
configurations” on page 81.
Default configuration restoration
The Mobility 5181 Access Point has the ability to restore its default configuration or a partial
default configuration (with the exception of current WAN and SNMP settings). Restoring the default
configuration is a good way to create new WLANs if the Clients the Mobility 5181 Access Point
supports have been moved to different radio coverage areas.
For detailed information on restoring a default or partial default configuration, see “Configuring
system settings” on page 45.
DHCP support
The Mobility 5181 Access Point can use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to obtain a
leased IP address and configuration information from a remote server. DHCP is based on the
BOOTP protocol and can coexist or interoperate with BOOTP. Configure the Mobility 5181 Access
Point to send out a DHCP request searching for a DHCP/BOOTP server to acquire HTML, firmware
or network configuration files when the Mobility 5181 Access Point boots. Because BOOTP and
DHCP interoperate, whichever responds first becomes the server that allocates information.
The Mobility 5181 Access Point can be set to only accept replies from DHCP or BOOTP servers or
both (this is the default setting). Disabling DHCP disables BOOTP and DHCP and requires network
settings to be set manually. If running both DHCP and BOOTP, do not select BOOTP Only. BOOTP
should only be used when the server is running BOOTP exclusively.
The DHCP client automatically sends a DHCP request at an interval specified by the DHCP server to
renew the IP address lease as long as the Mobility 5181 Access Point is running (this parameter is
programmed at the DHCP server). For example: Windows 2000 servers typically are set for 3 days.