User guide

HWC_APStartup.fm
A31003-W1010-A100-1-7619, July 2005
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V3.0: User Guide
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Wireless AP: startup
Configuring properties and radios
Once the static configuration is set up, then all traffic is bridged locally on the wired Ethernet
segment that the Wireless AP is connected to, without going through a HiPath Wireless
Controller.
Set up a Wireless AP with static configuration
1. Select the Wireless AP tab in any screen. In the Wireless AP Properties screen, click on
the Static Configuration tab. The Static Configuration screen appears.
2. Select one of the two methods of IP address assignment for the Wireless AP:
● to enable DHCP, click the radio button on (default), or
● to specify the IP address of the Wireless AP, click the Static Values radio button on
and fill in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway.
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In static configuration, if the Wireless AP cannot register with the HiPath Wireless
Controller within the specified number of retries), the Wireless AP will use SLP, DNS
and SLP multicast as a backup mechanism (as described in the discovery process).
If unsuccessful, the Wireless AP resumes the discovery process with the static
configuration, followed with SLP, DNS and SLP multicast.
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For first-time deployment of the Wireless AP for a Branch Office scenario, it is
recommended that you use DHCP initially on the central office network to obtain
an IP address for the Wireless AP. Then enter these values in the Static
Configuration screen for this Wireless AP and save the configuration.