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238 Configuring APs
NN47250-500 (320657-F Version 02.01)
When you configure static IP information for a Distributed AP, it uses the boot procedure described in “How a
distributed AP contacts a WSS (statically configured address)” (page 211) instead of the default boot
procedure.
Specifying IP information
To specify static IP address information for a Distributed AP, use the following command:
set ap ap-num boot-configuration ip ip-addr netmask mask-addr gateway
gateway-addr [mode {enable | disable}]
To configure Distributed AP 1 to use IP address 172.16.0.42 with a 24-bit netmask, and use 172.16.0.20 as its
default router (gateway), type the following command:
WSS# set ap 1 boot-configuration ip 172.16.0.42 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway
172.16.0.20 mode enable
success: change accepted.
The next time the Distributed AP is booted, it will use the specified IP information. If the manually assigned IP
information is incorrect, the AP uses DHCP to obtain its IP address, as described in “How a distributed AP
obtains an IP address through DHCP” (page 209).
Specifying WSS information
To specify the WSS a Distributed AP contacts and attempts to use as its boot device, use the following
command:
set ap ap-num boot-configuration switch [switch-ip ip-addr] [name name dns ip-addr]
[mode {enable | disable}]
You can specify the WSS by its fully qualified domain name; in this case, you also specify the address of the
DNS server used to resolve the WSS’s name. If you specify both the address of the WSS, and the WSS’s name
and DNS server address, then the AP ignores the WSS’s address and uses the name.
When a static IP address is specified for a Distributed AP, there is no preconfigured DNS information or DNS
name for the WSS the Distributed AP attempts to use as its boot device. If you configure a static IP address for
a Distributed AP, but do not specify a boot device, then the WSS must be reachable via subnet broadcast.
The following command configures Distributed AP 1 to use the WSS with address 172.16.0.21 as its boot
device.
WSS# set ap 1 boot-configuration switch switch-ip 172.16.0.21 mode enable
success: change accepted.
The following command configures Distributed AP 1 to use the WSS with the name 2350 as its boot device.
The DNS server at 172.16.0.1 is used to resolve the name of the WSS.
WSS# set ap 1 boot-configuration switch name 2350 dns 172.16.0.1 mode enable