AirborneDirect™ Users Guide | Quatech, Inc. |
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19.0 Configuring Network Settings
Once the device is authenticated to a wireless network communication is possible, however before TCP/IP connectivity can be achieved the device must obtain a valid IP address on the WLAN and/or Ethernet interface.
The Airborne device supports both DHCP and Static IP addressing for both the WLAN and Ethernet interfaces. The following sections cover the correct configuration for both DHCP and Static IP addressing on the interfaces.
When the Ethernet interface is in client mode DHCP can be used on either the WLAN or Ethernet interface but not on both interfaces at the same time.
The Ethernet interface configuration only applies when the interface is in client mode and is being used by a serial device server. The configuration of the Ethernet interface when being used with the Ethernet adapter
The Ethernet configuration sections do not apply to devices that do not have an available Ethernet port; these include but are not limited to the
19.1Configuring DHCP on WLAN Interface
DHCP enabled on the WLAN interface is the default configuration for the Ethernet devices. For serial devices the default is DHCP disabled on the WLAN interface. It requires that there is a DHCP server on the WLAN network the device has authenticated to and that the necessary network policies will allow the server to lease an address to the Airborne™ device.
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| You will see a group of fields under the banner | |
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| of WLAN Parameters. | |
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| Feature Link |
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| The wireless interface and security must be | |
| Select Network Settings |
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| A page showing the range of network options | |
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| and fields, for both the WLAN and Ethernet | |
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| interfaces, is displayed. | |
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| Select WLAN DHCP |
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| Select Enabled from the dropdown menu. | |
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| Provides a method of uniquely identifying the | |
| Select WLAN DHCP Name |
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| device in the DHCP lease table on the DHCP | |
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| The default name is AirborneXXXXXX, where | |
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| XXXXXX matches the last 6 octets of the | |
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| WLAN interface MAC address. | |
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| Press Commit [Button] |
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| Saves changes to the device. | |
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