Preparing the Network for Distributed Access Points
RBT-8110 Wireless Switch Installation Guide 3-9
Preparing the Network for Distributed Access Points
An
AP
that
is
not
directly
connected
to
a
RoamAbout
wireless
switch
is
considered
a
Distributed
AP
(DAP).
RoamAbout
APs
are
DAPs
that
require
the
following
support
in
order
to
find
a
RoamAbout
wireless
switch
to
configure
and
manage
them:
•
Power—Power
over
Ethernet
(PoE)
must
be
provided
on
one
of
the
Ethernet
connections
to
the
AP.
Use
a
PoE
injection
device
that
has
been
tested
by
Enterasys
Networks.
Providing
PoE
on
both
of
the
Ethernet
connections
allows
for
redundant
PoE.
•
DHCP—A
Distributed
AP
uses
IP
for
communication,
and
relies
on
DHCP
to
obtain
IP
parameters.
Therefore,
DHCP
services
must
be
available
on
the
subnet
that
the
AP
is
connected
to.
DHCP
must
provide
the
following
parameters
to
the
AP:
•
IP
address
•
Default
router
(gateway)
address
The
DHCP
server
might
also
need
to
supply
the
following
DNS
parameters,
unless
the
RoamAbout
wireless
switch
is
in
the
same
subnet
as
the
APs,
or
DHCP
option
43
is
used
to
supply
a
list
of
RoamAbout
wireless
switch
IP
addresses
or
hostnames
in
the
DHCP
message.
•
Domain
name
•
DNS
server
address
•
DNS—If
the
intermediate
network
between
the
RoamAbout
wireless
switch
and
DAP
includes
one
or
more
IP
routers,
do
one
of
the
following:
•
Configure
DHCP
option
43
on
the
DHCP
server
(see
above).
•
Create
a
wlan
‐
switch.
mynetwork
.com
entry
on
the
DNS
server.
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