NETGEAR WFS709TP-100NAS manual Figure A-1

WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual

Configuring Option 43

Option 43 returns the IP address of the master WFS709TP to a DHCP client. This information allows the APs to auto-discover the master WFS709TP and obtain their configuration.

To configure option 43 on the Windows DHCP server:

1.On the DHCP server, open the DHCP server administration tool by clicking Start > Administration Tools > DHCP.

2.Find your server and right-click on the scope to be configured under the server name. Click on the Scope Options entry and select Configure Options.

3.In the Scope Options dialog box (Figure A-1), scroll down and select 043 Vendor Specific Info.

Figure A-1

4.In the Data Entry field, click anywhere in the area under the ASCII heading and enter the following information:

ASCII: Loopback address of the master WFS709TP

5.Click OK to save the configuration.

Configuring DHCP with Vendor-Specific Options A-3

v1.0, June 2007