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Preparing the Network for Distributed Access Points

RBT-8110 Wireless Switch Installation Guide 3-9

Preparing the Network for Distributed Access Points

AnAPthatisnotdirectlyconnectedtoaRoamAboutwirelessswitchisconsideredaDistributed

AP(DAP).RoamAboutAPsareDAPsthatrequirethefollowingsupportinordertofinda

RoamAboutwirelessswitchtoconfigureand managethem:

• Power—PoweroverEthernet(PoE)mustbeprovidedononeofthe

Ethernetconnectionsto

theAP.UseaPoEinjectiondevicethathasbeentestedbyEnterasysNetworks.ProvidingPoE

onbothoftheEthernetconnectionsallowsforredundantPoE.

•DHCP—ADistributedAPusesIPforcommunication,andreliesonDHCPtoobtainIP

parameters.Therefore,DHCPservicesmustbeavailableon

thesubnetthattheAPis

connectedto.DHCPmustprovidethefollowingparameterstotheAP:

•IPaddress

•Defaultrouter(gateway)address

TheDHCPservermightalsoneedtosupplythefol lowingDNSparameters,unlessthe

RoamAboutwirelessswitchisinthesamesubnetastheAPs,orDHCPoption43

isusedto

supplyalistofRoamAboutwirelessswitchIPaddressesorhostnamesintheDHCPmessage.

• Domainname

•DNSserveraddress

• DNS—IftheintermediatenetworkbetweentheRoamAboutwirelessswitchandDAP

includesoneormoreIProuters,dooneofthefollowing:

• ConfigureDHCPoption43ontheDHCPserver

(seeabove).

• Createawlan‐switch.mynetwork.comentryontheDNSserver.

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