Installation guide
Basic Configuration
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a. Select the Enable LAN Interface checkbox to forward data traffic over the access point
LAN connection. The LAN connection is enabled by default.
b. Use the This Interface drop-down menu to specify how network address information is
defined over the LAN connection. Select DHCP Client if the larger corporate network
uses DHCP. DHCP is a protocol that includes mechanisms for IP address allocation and
delivery of host-specific configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a host. Some
of these parameters are IP address, network mask, and gateway. Select DHCP Server
to use the access point as a DHCP server over the LAN connection. Select the Bootp
client option to enable a diskless system to discover its own IP address.
c. Enter the network-assigned IP Address of the access point. DNS names are not
supported as a valid IP address for the access point. The user is required to enter a
numerical IP address.
d. The Subnet Mask defines the size of the subnet. The first two sets of numbers specify
the network domain, the next set specifies the subset of hosts within a larger network.
These values help divide a network into subnetworks and simplify routing and data
transmission.
e. If using the static or DHCP Server option, enter a Default Gateway to define the
numerical IP address of a router the access point uses on the Ethernet as its default
gateway
f. If using a static or DHCP Server, enter the Primary DNS Server numerical IP address.
g. If using DHCP Server, use the Address Assignment Range parameter to specify a
range of IP address reserved for mapping clients to IP addresses. If a manually (static)
mapped IP address is within the IP address range specified, that IP address could still be
assigned to another client. To avoid this, ensure all statically mapped IP addresses are
outside of the IP address range assigned to the DHCP server.
NOTE Motorola recommends that the WAN and LAN ports should not be
configured as DHCP clients at the same time.
NOTE For additional access point port configuration options, as well as radio,
WLAN and Quality of Service (QoS) options, refer to the
AP-7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide available at
https://support.symbol.com/support/product/
FIPS_and_CC_Compliant_Products.html.