User's Manual

Configuring the Wireless AP
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Configuring Wireless AP settings
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• Untagged – Select if you want this AP to be untagged. This option is
selected by default.
Caution: Caution should be exercised when using this feature. If a VLAN
tag is not configured properly, the connectivity with the AP will be lost. To
configure the AP VLAN, do the following:
• Connect the AP to the HiPath Wireless Controller or to the network point
that does not require AP VLAN tagging.
• Use Static Configuration to enable VLAN and define the VLAN ID.
• Save the configuration on the AP. The AP reboots and looses
connectivity to the HiPath Wireless Controller.
• Disconnect the AP and attach it to its final network location.
If the VLAN settings match the network configuration, the AP registers
with the HiPath Wireless Controller successfully. If the AP VLAN is not
configured properly (wrong tag), connecting to the AP may not be
possible. To recover from this situation, you will need to reset the AP to
its factory default settings. For more information, see Section 11.2,
“Resetting the Wireless APs to their factory default settings”, on page
313.
5. Select one of the two methods of IP address assignment for the Wireless AP:
• Use DHCP – Select this option to enable Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP). This option is enabled by default.
•Static Values – Select this option to specify the IP address of the
Wireless AP.
•IP Address – Type the IP address of the AP.
• Subnet Mask – Type the appropriate subnet mask to separate the
network portion from the host portion of the address.
• Gateway – Type the default gateway of the network.
Note: For the initial configuration of a Wireless AP to use a static IP
address assignment, the following is recommended:
• Allow the Wireless AP to first obtain an IP address using DHCP. By
default, Wireless APs are configured to use the DHCP IP address
configuration method.
• Allow the Wireless AP to connect to the HiPath Wireless Controller using
the DHCP assigned IP address.
• After the Wireless AP has succesfully registered to the HiPath Wireless
Controller, use the Static Configuration tab to configure a static IP
address for the Wireless AP, and then save the configuration.
• Once the static IP address has been configured on the Wireless AP, the
Wireless AP can then be moved to its target location, if applicable. (A
branch office scenario is an example of a setup that may require static IP