Field | Description |
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Connection Type | You can select “DHCP Client” or “Static IP”. |
| The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol specifying |
| how a centralized server can provide network configuration information to |
| clients. A DHCP server “offers” a “lease” to the client system. The information |
| supplied includes the client's IP addresses and net mask plus the address |
| of its DNS servers and gateway. |
| Static IP indicates that all network settings are provided manually. You must |
| provide the IP address for the Gateway 7001 Series |
| Point, its subnet mask, the IP address of the default gateway, and the IP |
| address of at least one DNS nameserver. |
| If you select “DHCP Client”, the Gateway 7001 Series |
| acquire its IP Address, subnet mask, and DNS and gateway information from |
| the DHCP Servers. |
| Otherwise, if you select “Static IP”, fill in the items described in “Static IP |
| Settings.” |
| IMPORTANT: If you do not have a DHCP server on the Internal network and |
| do not plan to use one, the first thing you must do after bringing up the AP |
| is change the Connection Type from DHCP to Static IP. When you change |
| the Connection Type to Static IP, you can either assign a new Static IP |
| Address to the AP or continue using the default address. We recommend |
| assigning a new address so that if later you bring up another Gateway 7001 |
| Series |
| APs will be unique. |
| If you need to recover the default Static IP address, you can do so by resetting |
| the AP to the factory defaults as described in “Resetting the configuration” |
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Static IP Address | If you chose “Static IP” as the Connection Type, these boxes will be enabled. |
| Type the Static IP Address in the text boxes. |
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Subnet Mask | Type the Subnet Mask in the text boxes. You must obtain this information |
| from your ISP or network administrator. |
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Default Gateway | Type the Default Gateway in the text boxes. |
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DNS | The Domain Name Service (DNS) is a system that resolves the descriptive |
Nameservers | name (domainname) of a network resource (for example, |
| www.gatewayap.com) to its numeric IP address (66.93.138.219). A DNS |
| server is called a Nameserver. |
| There are usually two Nameservers, a Primary and a Secondary. |
| You can choose Dynamic or Manual mode. |
| ■ If you choose Manual, you should assign static IP addresses manually. |
| ■ If you choose Dynamic, the IP addresses for the DNS servers will be |
| assigned automatically through DHCP. (This option is only available if you |
| specified DHCP for the Connection Type.). |
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