Specifications

Summit WM Controller, Access Points, and Software Solution
Summit WM Getting Started Guide, Software Version 5.114
are user agents and services that are advertised by a service agent. In larger installations, a directory
agent collects information from service agents and creates a central repository. SLP is one of the
several modes that the Summit WM Controller uses to discover the Wireless APs.
● Domain Name Server – A server that translates the domain names into IP addresses. The DNS is
used as an alternative mechanism for the automatic discovery process. The Summit WM Controller,
its software, and the APs rely on the DNS for Layer 3 deployments. In addition, DNS is utilized for
the static configuration of APs. The Summit WM Controller can be registered in DNS to provide
DNS assisted AP discovery.
Discovery mechanism in Summit WM Controller, Access Points,
and Software Solution
The Summit WM Controller, Access Points, and Software Solution provides auto-discovery capabilities
between the following components:
● Wireless APs and Summit WM Controller
● Mobility manager and mobility agents (For more information, see Chapter 8, “Availability and
Mobility configuration.”)
Discovery mechanism between Wireless AP and Summit WM Controller
The Wireless APs discover the Summit WM Controller by one of the following modes:
● SLP (Multicast and Unicast) – For more information, see SLP’s description in “Summit WM
Controller, Access Points, and Software Solution topology and network elements” on page 13.
● DNS – For more information, see Domain Name Server’s description in “Summit WM Controller,
Access Points, and Software Solution topology and network elements” on page 13.
● Static IP address configuration – Summit WM Controller’s IP address is defined in Wireless AP
configuration. For more information, see “Configuring static IP address for Wireless APs” on
page 77.
Discovery mechanism between mobility manager and mobility agents
The mobility agents discover the mobility manager by one of the following modes:
● SLP with DHCP Option 78 – The mobility agent on each Summit WM Controller discovers the
address of the mobility manager using DHCP Option 78.
● Direct IP address option – Defined while configuring the mobility agent. By explicitly defining the
manager’s IP address while configuring the agents, enables the manager and agents to find each
other directly without using the SLP discovery mechanism.
DHCP in Summit WM Controller, Access Points, and Software
Solution
DHCP usage has four scenarios in Summit WM Controller, Access Points, and Software Solution:
● DHCP for Wireless APs
● DHCP for WM-AD