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Getting Started 2-7
The WS 2000 Wireless Switch includes one WAN port. In order to set up communications with the outside world, select
Network Configuration --> WAN from the left menu. The following WAN configuration page appears.
Communicating with the Outside World
1. Click the Enable WAN Interface checkbox to enable a connection between the switch and a larger network or the
outside world through the WAN port.
2. If this switch should be a DHCP client (get its IP address automatically from another server or switch), check the This
interface is a DHCP Client checkbox. If This interface is DHCP Client is checked, the switch is limited to one WAN
IP address. This choice is required when:
• The host router or switch on the WAN is communicating with the WS 2000 Wireless Switch using DHCP.
• The switch is interfacing with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that uses DHCP addressing.
This setting is independent from the DHCP settings for the switch’s internal subnets.
3. If This interface is DHCP Client is not checked, fill in the information in this area. To find out the information to enter
into these fields, contact the network administrator or the ISP that provided the cable modem or DSL router. All the fields
below take standard IP addresses of the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
• The IP Address refers to the IP address that the outside world uses to address the WS 2000 Wireless Switch.
• Click the More IP Addresses button to specify additional static IP addresses for the switch. Additional IP
addresses are required when users within the LAN need dedicated IP addresses, or when servers in the LAN need
to be accessed (addressed) by the outside world. The pop-up window allows the administrator to enter up to eight
WAN IP addresses for the switch.
• The Subnet Mask is the mask used for the WAN.
• The Default Gateway is the address of the device that provides the connection to the WAN (often a cable modem
or DSL router).