Specifications

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DNS Settings for Altitude AP Discovery
There is an assumption that for the use of this mechanism that there are DNS services configured and
available.
1 Start Programs Administrative Tools DNS
2 <Right mouse click> Domain that will be used for discovery, select New Host (W2K Server) New
Host (A) (W2003 server)
3 First field enter ext-summitwm-connect-1 which is the default name for the Extreme Networks
Summit WM Controller, then enter the IP address of the WM ESA port that will host the Wireless
AP connections.
4 Select Create Pointer <Finish>. This will create a pointer and append the WM reference “ext-
summitwm-connect-1” to the existing domain string to create the host record and in turn the
“Forward Lookup” for the Wireless APs to discover the Summit WM Controller.
Static Altitude AP Addressing
If an Altitude AP is configured to use a static IP address, it will always use the configured static IP
address and will not use the default IP address.
● To configure a static IP address, power up the Altitude AP, connect the Altitude AP to a laptop, and
then ping the Altitude AP’s default IP address. You have approximately 60 seconds to establish a
connection to the Altitude AP.
● If the ping is successful, telnet the Altitude AP and configure the static IP address of the Altitude AP.
● If the Altitude AP is not configured, the Altitude AP retains its default IP address and begins the
discovery process. The Altitude AP will retain the default IP address until configured otherwise.