Appendix F Configuring DHCP Option 43

Overview

Overview

This section contains a DHCP Option 43 configuration example on a DHCP server for use with Cisco Aironet Access Points. For other DHCP server implementations, consult DHCP server product documentation for configuring DHCP Option 43. In Option 43, use the IP address of the controller management interface.

Note DHCP Option 43 is limited to one access point type per DHCP pool. You must configure a separate DHCP pool for each access point type.

Cisco Aironet 1000, 1500, and 1552 access points use a comma-separated string format for DHCP Option 43. Other Cisco Aironet access points use the type-length-value (TLV) format for DHCP Option

43.DHCP servers must be programmed to return the option based on the access point DHCP Vendor Class Identifier (VCI) string (DHCP Option 60). The VCI strings for Cisco access points that can operate in lightweight mode are listed in Table F-1.

Table F-1

Lightweight Access Point VCI Strings

 

 

 

Access Point

 

Vendor Class Identifier (VCI)

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1000 series

Airespace.AP1200

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1100 series

Cisco AP c1100

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1130 series

Cisco AP c1130

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1200 series

Cisco AP c1200

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1240 series

Cisco AP c1240

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1250 series

Cisco AP c1250

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1300 series

Cisco AP c1300

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1500 series

Cisco AP c15001

 

 

Cisco AP.OAP15002, Cisco AP.LAP15102, or

 

 

Cisco AP.LAP15052

 

 

Airespace.AP12003

Cisco Aironet 1520 series

Cisco AP c1520

 

 

Cisco Aironet 1550 series

Cisco AP c1550

 

 

 

1.For controller release 4.1 or later.

2.For controller release 4.0, the VCI depends on the model.

3.For controller release 3.2.

The following is the format of the TLV block for 1100, 1130, 1200, 1240, 1250, 1300, 1520, and 1552 access points:

Type: 0xf1 (decimal 241)

Length: Number of controller IP addresses * 4

Value: List of WLC management interfaces

Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

 

F-2

OL-24247-01

 

 

 

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