4 Installing the
D-Link Access Point
On the
You can connect to the AP CLI from a host on the 10.0.0.0/8 network by entering the default IP address of the AP into a Web browser.
To set a static IP address on the AP, use the following procedures:
1.Log on to the
For information about how to log on to the AP, see “Logging on to the AP” on page 54.
2.Enter get management to view information about the AP’s management interface.
3.Disable the DHCP client on the AP so that it does not broadcast DHCP requests.
set management
4. To set the static IP address, enter the following command:
set management
For example:
set management
5. To set the default gateway, enter the following command:
set
For example,
set
6. From the CLI, enter
You can use the WCS as a DHCP server. If you plan to use the WCS as the DHCP server that responds to DHCP requests from the AP, see “Setting the Switch Information in the DHCP Option” on page 69
Enabling the AP and Peer Switch Discovery
The
You can enable discovery between the
•Use VLANs to broadcast the
•Connect to the access point CLI and manually add the IP address of the switch.
•Configure a DHCP server to include the switch IP address in the DHCP response to the AP DHCP client request.
•Manually add the IP address of the AP to the switch. Multiple peer switches might find the same access point. The first association always takes precedence. The AP does not change
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