Aruba Networks AirOS v2.3, User Manual

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4 Aruba AirOS Part 0500036-02
v2.3 User Guide January 2005
Step 2a. Assigning the IP Address to the AP
Either configure a DHCP server in the same subnet where the APs will be connected
to the network, or configure a device in the same subnet to act as a relay agent for a
DHCP server on a different subnet that can provide the AP with its IP information.
If you are planning on using a network-based DHCP server, skip to “AP-Master
Switch Provisioning” .
If the APs are on the same subnet as the master Aruba WLAN switch, the Aruba
switch can be used as a DHCP server to manage IP address assignment to APs. (The
Aruba WLAN switch must be the only DHCP server for this subnet.)
To enable DHCP server capability on an Aruba
switch:
z
Navigate to the
Configuration > DHCP Server
page.
z
Create a DHCP server pool configuration.
z
Create an excluded address range.
z
Click
Apply
to apply the configuration to the switch.
z
Click
Start
to start the on-switch DHCP server.
Step 2b.AP-Master Switch Provisioning
It is imperative that the administrator chooses one of the aforementioned options to
provide the Access Points with the master Aruba WLAN switch/loopback IP address.
To configure each of these options see below:
DNS Server-derived AP Provisioning
When DNS server-derived provisioning is the chosen option to provide the AP
with the master Aruba WLAN switch/loopback IP address, verify that the DNS
server used by the AP (usually supplied by DHCP) has an entry configured for
the standard name
aruba-master.