User Manual Part 3

Network Management
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2. Configure the DHCP Configuration field to define the DHCP settings used for the LAN.
NOTE Symbol recommends the WAN and LAN ports should not both be
configured as DHCP clients.
This interface is a
DHCP Client
Select this button to enable DHCP to set access point network
address information via this LAN1 or LAN2 connection. This is
recommended if the
access point resides within a large corporate
network or the Internet Service Provider (ISP) 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. If DHCP Client is selected, the first
DHCP or BOOTP server to respond sets the IP address and network
address values since DHCP and BOOTP are interoperable.
This interface is a
BOOTP Client
Select this button to enable BOOTP to set
access point network
address information via this LAN1 or LAN2 connection.
When selected, only BOOTP responses are accepted by the
access
point
. If both DHCP and BOOTP services are required, do not select
BOOTP Client.