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Understanding dynamic and static IP
addressing
Gateway 7001 Series self-managed APs are built to auto-configure, with very little setup
required for the first access point and no configuration required for additional access points
subsequently joining a preconfigured cluster.
How does the access point obtain an IP address at
startup?
When you deploy the access point, it looks for a network DHCP server and, if it finds
one, obtains an IP Address from the DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found on the
network, the AP will continue to use its default Static IP Address (192.168.1.1) until you
re-assign it a new static IP address (and specify a static IP addressing policy) or until a DHCP
server is brought online.
When you run KickStart, it discovers the Gateway 7001 Series self-managed APs on the
network and lists their IP addresses and MAC addresses. KickStart also provides a link to
the administration Web pages of each access point using the IP address in the URL. (For
more information about the KickStart utility, see “Running KickStart to find access points
and assign IP addresses” on page 20.)
Dynamic IP addressing
The Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP generally expects that a DHCP server is running
on the network where the AP is deployed. Most home and small business networks already
have DHCP service provided either through a gateway device or a centralized server.
However, if no DHCP server is present on the Internal network, the AP will use the default
Static IP Address for first time startup.
Similarly, wireless clients and other network devices (such as printers) will receive their
IP addresses from the DHCP server, if there is one. If no DHCP server is present on the
network, you must manually assign static IP addresses to your wireless clients and other
network devices.
The Guest network must have a DHCP server.
Important If you configure both an Internal and Guest network and
plan to use a dynamic addressing policy for both, separate
DHCP servers must be running on each network.
A DHCP server is a requirement for the Guest network.