Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 30)

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Theory of operations
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For detailed information on configuring the access point for Hotspot support, see “Configuring
WLAN hotspot support” on page 114.
Routing information protocol (RIP)
RIP is an interior gateway protocol that specifies how routers exchange routing-table information.
The parent Router screen also allows the administrator to select the type of RIP and the type of RIP
authentication used.
For detailed information on configuring RIP functionality as part of the access point’s Router
functionality, see
“Setting the RIP Configuration” on page 129.
Manual date and time settings
As an alternative to defining a NTP server to provide access point system time, the access point can
now have its date and time set manually. A new Manual Date/Time Setting screen can be used to
set the time using a Year-Month-Day HH:MM:SS format.
For detailed information on manually setting the access point’s system time, see “Configuring
Network Time Protocol (NTP)” on page 76.
Dynamic DNS
The access point supports the Dynamic DNS service. Dynamic DNS (or DynDNS) is a feature
offered by www.dyndns.com which allows the mapping of domain names to dynamically assigned
IP addresses. When the dynamically assigned IP address of a client changes, the new IP address is
sent to the DynDNS service and traffic for the specified domain(s) is routed to the new IP address.
For information on configuring the Dynamic DNS feature, see
“Configuring dynamic DNS” on
page 105.
Auto negotiation
Auto negotiation enables the access point to automatically exchange information (over either its
LAN or WAN port) about data transmission speed and duplex capabilities. Auto negotiation is
helpful when using the access point in an environment where different devices are connected and
disconnected on a regular basis. For information on configuring the auto negotiation feature, see
“Configuring the LAN interface” on page 93 or “Configuring WAN settings” on page 101
Theory of operations
To understand Mobility 5181 Access Point management and performance alternatives, users need
familiarity with Mobility 5181 Access Point functionality and configuration options. The Mobility
5181 Access Point includes features for different interface connections and network management.
The Mobility 5181 Access Point uses electromagnetic waves to transmit and receive electric signals
without wires. Users communicate with the network by establishing radio links between wireless
clients and access points.