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Gateway 7001 Series
When you deploy the access point, it looks for a network DHCP server and, if it finds one, obtains an IP Address from the DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found on the network, the AP will continue to use its default Static IP Address (192.168.1.1) until you
Important If you configure both an Internal and Guest network and plan to use a dynamic addressing policy for both, separate DHCP servers must be running on each network.
A DHCP server is a requirement for the Guest network.
When you run KickStart, it discovers the Gateway 7001 Series
The Gateway 7001 Series
However, if no DHCP server is present on the Internal network, the AP will use the default Static IP Address for first time startup.
Similarly, wireless clients and other network devices (such as printers) will receive their IP addresses from the DHCP server, if there is one. If no DHCP server is present on the network, you must manually assign static IP addresses to your wireless clients and other network devices.
The Guest network must have a DHCP server.
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