System Configuration
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DHCP Client Setting: Enables the WAP250G to automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. If a response is not received from the DHCP server, the WAP250G uses the fixed IP settings as configured on this page. When set to disabled, a static IP address can be manually configured.
Static IP Address: The IP address of the WAP250G. Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
Subnet Mask: The mask that identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets.
Default Gateway: The default gateway is the IP address of the router for the WAP250G, which is used if the requested destination address is not on the local subnet. If you have management stations located on another subnet, type the IP address of the default gateway router in the text field provided. Otherwise, leave the address as all zeros (0.0.0.0).
DNS IP Address: The IP address of a Domain Name Server on the network. A DNS maps numerical IP addresses to domain names and can be used to identify network hosts by familiar names instead of the IP addresses.
If you have a DNS server located on the local network, type the IP address in the text field provided. Otherwise, leave the address as all zeros (0.0.0.0).
Network Settings - DHCP Server/NAT Setting
The WAP250G includes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server that can assign temporary IP addresses to wireless clients requesting the service (FIG. 34).
FIG. 34 Network Settings - DHCP Server/NAT Settings
Addresses are assigned to clients from a common address pool configured on the WAP250G. Configure an address pool by specifying start and end IP addresses. Be sure not to include the WAP250G's IP address in the address pool range.
Network Address Translation (NAT) is a standard method of mapping multiple "internal" IP addresses to one "external" IP address on devices at the edge of a network. For the WAP250G, the internal (local) IP addresses are the IP addresses assigned to wireless clients by the DHCP server, and the external IP address is the IP address assigned to the Ethernet port. When enabled, the WAP250G's wireless interface uses the NAT IP settings to access the Ethernet network.
When the DHCP server is enabled, NAT is also enabled.
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