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User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 5.4.x
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Chapter14 Configure DMP Wi-Fi Settings
Procedures
Restrictions
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Ethernet connections take priority over Wi-Fi connections on DMPs where both are active.
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The Broadcast SSID setting must be enabled on your wireless access points (also known as wireless
routers or WLAN controllers). Otherwise, your DMPs cannot connect to your WLAN and are
prevented from obtaining IP addresses.
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We do not support “open” Wi-Fi networks. They are a security risk.
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We do not support multicast or other streams over Wi-Fi.
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DMP 4305G endpoints and DMP 4310G endpoints do not support Wi-Fi.
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When your wireless DMP will not have access to any DHCP server, you must configure its wireless
access point to issue a static IP address. You cannot use DMM or DMPDM for this purpose.
Procedures
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Establish a Wired Network Connection, page 14-5
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Establish a Wireless Network Connection (802.11), page 14-6
Establish a Wired Network Connection
Note See the printed documentation that shipped with your DMP to understand its reliance on DHCP.
A DMP must already be reachable before it can receive Wi-Fi settings. Therefore, you must establish a
wired connection before you can deploy Wi-Fi settings.
Before You Begin
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Verify that the Broadcast SSID setting is enabled on your wireless access points. Otherwise, your
DMPs cannot connect to your WLAN and are prevented from obtaining IP addresses.
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Does a security policy in your network restrict DHCP address assignments to known MAC
addresses? If so, locate the MAC address printed on a sticker that is affixed to your DMP. Then,
share this address with your security policy administrator.
Procedure
Step1
Plug one end of a standard Ethernet cable into the corresponding socket on your DMP.
Step2
Plug the other end of this cable into a network hub, network switch, or router that participates in an
IP network that uses DHCP for dynamic address allocation.
Step3
Stop. You have completed this procedure.