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In this deployment scenario, simply connect and power on the BSAPs. They will
automatically discover and communicate with their home BSC.
Deploying BSAPs with Layer-3 Connectivity to the BSC
You can also deploy BSAPs on a routed network with Layer-3 connectivity to the
BSC as shown in Figure 4.
In this deployment scenario, you must ensure that each BSAP is able to
communicate with the BSC across the routed network by verifying that:
• there are no NAT devices between the BSAPs and the BSC
• Protocol 97, UDP Port 53, and TCP/UDP Port 33333 traffic is allowed
between the BSAPs and the BSC
Each BSAP will receive its IP address from your existing network DHCP server. An
exception case is if the BSAP is beyond a managed side router, running IP
helper. Then the BSAP will receive its IP address from the BSC, and be able to
discover it without any additional configuration.
Figure 3: Deploying BSAPs on the Same Layer-2 Subnet as the BSC
Figure 4: Deploying BSAPs Across a Routed Network
Run a DHCP Server or
a DHCP Server Relay
Agent on the BSC
BSAPs will Automatically
Discover and Communicate
with their Home BSC
Network
DHCP
Server
Network
DNS
Server
BSAPs Receive their IP
Addresses from
Network DHCP Server
BSAPs Receive Home BSC
IP Address Using DHCP
Option 43 or DNS