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Step 4: Configure the LAN Interface
The first step of network configuration process is to figure out the topology of the LAN. The WS 2000 Wireless Switch allows
the administrator to enable and configure four different subnets. The administrator can assign an IP address, port
associations, and DHCP settings for each subnet.
Enable Subnet1
Select LAN under the Network Configuration group from the left menu. Use the LAN configuration screen to view a summary
of physical-port addresses and wireless LANs (WLANs) associated with the four supported subnets, and to enable or disable
each configured subnet.
1. In the LAN screen, the administrator can enable up to four subnets. Make sure that the checkbox to the left of the
Subnet1 line is enabled.
Each enabled subnet shows up in the directory tree in the left column of the configuration screens. Consider disabling
a previously configured subnet if its assigned ports are no longer in use, or to consolidate the LAN’s communications
on fewer subnets.
The rest of the information on this screen is summary information; it is collected from other screens (such as the subnet
configuration screens) where the administrator can set the data.
Network
Network (subnet) name is a descriptive string that should describe the subnet’s function. The WS 2000 Network Management
System uses subnet names throughout the configurations screens.
Address
This IP address allows users from outside the subnet (whether from the WAN or from another subnet from the same switch) to
access the right subnet. An IP address uses a series of four numbers that are expressed in dot notation, for example, 194.182.1.1.
Interfaces
The Interfaces field displays which of the six physical LAN ports are associated with the subnet. The possible ports are: P1 (port
1), P2, P3, P4, P5, and P6 (from left to right facing the front of the switch). The administrator assigns a port to a subnet to enable
access to the device(s) connected to that port. The administrator can assign a port to only one subnet.
The Interfaces field also lists the WLANs that are associated with the subnet.