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Configuring the Wireless AP
Wireless AP overview
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619,
March 2008
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide 67
4.1.6 Assigning static IP address to Wireless AP
In order to establish the telnet session, you have to ping the Wireless AP’s IP
address. You must know the correct IP address to ping. The Wireless AP's IP
address may have the default values or the DHCP-assigned values, depending
upon the network condition. The concept is explained with the help of the
following network conditions:
DHCP server is available on the network
• The Wireless AP gets the IP address via the DHCP assignment, and
successfully discovers the controller.
• If the Wireless AP gets the IP address via the DHCP assignment and it
successfully discovers the controller, you can configure its static IP
address via the controller’s user interface. For more information, see
Section 4.5.4, “Setting up the Wireless AP using static configuration”, on
page 114.
• The Wireless AP gets the IP address via the DHCP assignment, but fails to
discover the controller.
• Ping the IP address that is assigned to the Wireless AP via the DHCP
assignment.
DHCP server is not available on the network
• The DHCP server is not available on the network, and the Wireless AP reverts
to its factory defaults after trying for 60 seconds to get the IP address via the
DHCP assignment.
• Ping the default IP address.
Note: The default IP address of all the Wireless AP variants — Wireless AP,
Wireless Outdoor AP and the Wireless 802.11n AP — is 192.168.1.20.
To assign the static IP address to the Wireless AP:
1. Connect the Wireless AP to network.
2. Ping the Wireless AP’s IP address.
3. When the ping is successful, telnet the Wireless AP.