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WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual
Deploying a Basic WFS709TP System 2-17
v1.0, June 2007
• From a DHCP server
• Using the ADPprotocol
From a DNS Server. NETGEAR APs are factory-configured to use the host name netgear-
master for the WFS709TP. For the DNS server to resolve this host name to the IP address of the
WFS709TP you must configure an entry on the DNS server for the name netgear-master.
Using a DNS server to provide APs with the IP address of the master WFS709TP involves
minimal changes to the network and provides the greatest flexibility in the placement of APs.
From a DHCP Server. You can configure a DHCP server to provide the WFS709TP’s IP
address. You need to configure the DHCP server to send the WFS709TP’s IP address using the
DHCP vendor-specific attribute option 43. NETGEAR APs identify themselves with a vendor
class identifier set to NetgearAP in their DHCP request. When the DHCP server responds to the
request, it will send the WFS709TP’s IP address as the value of option 43.
Using ADP. The Aruba Discovery Protocol (ADP) is enabled by default on all NETGEAR APs
and WFS709TPs. To use ADP, all APs and WFS709TPs must be connected to the same Layer 2
network. If the devices are on different networks, a Layer 3-compatible discovery mechanism,
such as DNS, DHCP, or Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) forwarding, must be used
instead.
With ADP, APs send out periodic multicast and broadcast queries to locate the WFS709TP. You
may need to perform additional network configuration, depending on whether the APs are in the
same broadcast domain as the WFS709TP:
• If the APs are in the same broadcast domain as the WFS709TP, the WFS709TP automatically
responds to AP queries with its IP address.
Note: For information on how to configure a host name entry on the DNS server, refer to
the vendor documentation for your server.
Note: For more information on how to configure vendor-specific information on a DHCP
server, see Appendix A, “Configuring DHCP with Vendor-Specific Options” or
refer to the vendor documentation for your server.