User Manual Part 3

Network Management
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3. Click Apply to save any changes to the LAN1 or LAN2 screen. Navigating away from the
screen without clicking the Apply button results in all changes to the screen being lost if the
prompts are ignored.
4. Click Undo Changes (if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the
settings displayed on the LAN1 or LAN2 screen to the last saved configuration.
5. Click Logout to securely exit the access point Symbol Access Point applet. A prompt
displays confirming the logout before the applet is closed.
5.1.2.1 Configuring Advanced DHCP Server Settings
Use the Advanced DHCP Server screen to specify (reserve) static (or fixed) IP addresses for specific
devices. Every wireless, 802.11x-standard device has a unique Media Access Control (MAC) address.
This address is the device's hard-coded hardware number (shown on the bottom or back). An example
of a MAC address is 00:A0:F8:45:9B:07.
The DHCP server can grant an IP address for as long as it remains in active use. The lease time is the
number of seconds that an IP address is reserved for re-connection after its last use. Using very short
leases, DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there are more computers than
available IP addresses. This is useful, for example, in education and customer environments where
MU users change frequently. Use longer leases if there are fewer users.
To generate a list of client MAC address to IP address mappings for the access point:
WINS Server Enter the numerical (non DNS name) IP address of the WINS
server. WINS is a Microsoft NetBIOS name server. Using a WINS
server eliminates the broadcasts needed to resolve computer
names to IP addresses by providing a cache or database of
translations.
Mesh STP
Configuration
Click the Mesh STP Configuration button to define bridge
settings for this specific LAN. Each of the access point’s two LANs
can have a separate mesh configuration. As the Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) mentions, each mesh network maintains hello,
forward delay and max age timers. These settings can be used as
is using the current default settings, or be modified. However, if
these settings are modified, they need to be configured for the LAN
connecting to the mesh network WLAN.
For information on mesh networking capabilities, see Configuring
Mesh Networking Support on page 9-5. If new to mesh networking
and in need of an overview, see
Mesh Networking Overview on page 9-1.