Preparing the Network for Distributed Access Points
2-8 Configuration
Preparing the Network for Distributed Access Points
AnAPthatisnotdirectlyconnectedtoaRoamAboutwirelessswitchisconsideredaDistributed
AP.DistributedAPsrequirethefoll owingsupportinordertofindaRoamAboutwirelessswitch
toconfigureandmanagetheAP:
• Power—PoweroverEthernet(PoE )mustbeprovidedononeoftheEthernetconnectionsto
theAP.UseaPoEinjectiondevicethathasbeentestedbyEnterasysNetworks.ProvidingPoE
onbothoftheEthernetconnectionsallowsforredundantPoE.
•DHCP—ADistributedAPusesIPforcommunication,andreliesonDHCPtoobtainIP
parameters.Therefore,DHCPservicesmustbeavailableonthesubnetthat
theAPis
connectedto.DHCPmustprovidethefollowingparameterstotheAP:
–IPaddress
– Gatewayaddress
TheDHCPservermightalsoneedtosupplythefol lowingDNSparameters,unlessthe
RoamAboutwirelessswitchisinthesamesubnetastheAPs,orDHCPoption43isusedto
supplya
listofRoamAboutwirelessswitchIPaddressesorhostnamesintheDHCPmessage.
– Domainname
–DNSserveraddress
• DNS—IftheintermediatenetworkbetweentheRoamAboutwirelessswitchandDistributed
APincludesoneormoreIProuters,dooneofthefollowing:
– ConfigureDHCPoption43ontheDHCPserver(seeabove).
– Createa
wlan‐switch. mynetwork.comentryontheDNSserver.
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