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OmniAccess Reference: AOS-W System Reference

442 Part 031652-00 May 2005

Specify host information, if necessary.

In order to provide centralized management of the APs, each OmniAccess

Reference AP downloads its software image and configuration files from the

master Alcatel Wireless LAN Switch.

Setting the correct host information depends on the following:

z Does your network use DNS with host names, or direct IP addresses?

z If using host names, is Alcatel-master acceptable for the master Wireless

LAN switch, or do you want to define a different name?

Depending on your answers, select one of the following lettered steps.

My network uses DNS. The Alcatel-master host name is acceptable.

This is the default. This requires that your DNS be configured to resolve the

“Alcatel-master” host name to the IP address of the master Alcatel Wireless

LAN Switch.

By default, the AP is configured to use the Alcatel-master host name. However,

if the AP was previously configured for a different setup, you should manually

set the host name on the AP to its default value:

NOTE—The master and serverip environment variables also affect how source files are

selected and if previously set should be cleared when using this approach. To

clear a variable, enter the setenv variable command with no host or address value.

When finished, proceed to Step 3 on page 443.

My network uses DNS. I want to use a different host name for the Wireless

LAN switch.

This requires that the servername environment variable be configured with your

chosen host name for the master Alcatel Wireless LAN Switch and that your

DNS be configured to resolve the specified host name to the IP address of the

master Alcatel Wireless LAN Switch.

To change the host name, configure the AP as follows:

NOTE—The master and serverip environment variables also affect how source files are

selected and if previously set should be cleared when using this approach. To

clear a variable, enter the setenv variable command with no host or address value.

When finished, proceed to Step 3 on page 443.

My network uses direct IP addresses instead of DNS.

If using direct IP addresses in your network, use the following commands:

apboot> setenv servername Alcatel-master

apboot> setenv servername

apboot> setenv serverip

apboot> setenv master