Specifications

Configuration of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Summit WM20 Technical Reference Guide, Software Version 4.214
DHCP setup using the internal DHCP server
For simple DHCP setups it is recommended to use the Summit WM Controller’s built-in DHCP server.
The internal DHCP server settings are available in the GUI under WM-AD - Topology. This page allows
for the configuration of the following options for DHCP:
The major benefit of using the internal DHCP server is that all DHCP messages from clients are logged
and available in the GUI under Logs & Traces - DHCP messages.
For the inclusion of options that are not supported within this layout it is recommend to use DHCP
relay.
DHCP setups for relayed WM-ADs and AP deployment
networks
Sometimes it is necessary to use a DHCP server external from the Summit WM Controller to give offer
DHCP addresses. Popular reasons for this are:
● Support for DHCP options that are not exposed through Summit WM GUI,
● To leverage existing DHCP infrastructures, and
D DHCP services in area D is for WLAN clients. A separate scope for each SSID is required.
DHCP services for this area are provided by default by the Summit WM Controller. DHCP services can
also be relayed to an external DHCP server.
Table 2: DHCP setup
Screen Item Description
Gateway: the Gateway of the network. This is give to the DHCP client as the ‘routers’ option.
Mask: the netmask for the network
Address range: the definition of a contiguous range using ‘from:’ and ‘to:’ fields
Exclusions: the definition of multiple ranges or single addresses to exclude from the main range
Broadcast address: the broadcast address for the network, automatically calculated
Domain name: the domain name to hand out to the client. If the domain name is wireless.aDRM.com
and the client hostname is laptop then the FQDN for the client using this network will
be laptop.wireless.aDRM.com.
Lease default: the default lease time in seconds. The default is 36000 (10 hours).
Lease max: the maximum lease time in seconds. The default is 2592000 (30 days).
DNS servers: a single or list of DNS servers to give the DHCP client. Use a comma to separate
multiple entries on this line.
WINS: a single or multiple WINS servers to give the DHCP client. Use a comma to separate
multiple entries
Table 1: Use of DHCP (Continued)
Area Description of use for DHCP