GE MDS iNET Series, Reference Manual

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NOTE:
In MDS iNET radios (where VLAN is not available or is not enabled), this option is shown as
IP
ADDRESS CONFIGURATION
. Selecting this option follows the description in “Configuring the IP
Address When VLAN Status is Disabled” on Page 32.
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Ethernet Port Configuration
—Presents a menu for defining the status of the Ethernet port (enabled or
disabled), the Ethernet rate limit, link hardware watch (enabled/disabled), and the Ethernet link poll
address. Detailed explanations of this menu are contained on Page 33.
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DHCP Server Configuration
—Menu for configuration of DHCP services. DHCP provides
“on-the-fly” IP address assignments to other LAN devices, including MDS iNET 900 units. See
“DHCP Server Configuration” on Page 35 for more information.
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SNMP Agent Configuration
—Contains SNMP configuration parameters. See “SNMP Agent Config-
uration” on Page 36 for more information.
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Rem-to-Rem Bridging
—This option is only available on Access Point radios. When this option is dis-
abled communication can only happen from Remote to Access Point. This setting prevents a PC con-
nected to one Remote radio to access a network connected to a different Remote within the same AP
realm. [
enabled, disabled; enabled
]
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Prioritized AP Configuration
—This option is only available on Remotes. It allows the definition of a
Primary AP to which a Remote radio should be connected. See “Prioritized AP Configuration Sub-
menu” on Page 38 for more information.
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Bridge Configuration
—View/set options for Spanning Tree and Ethernet Bridge operation. See
“When a beacon matches the requirements, then the association process continues. It may be that the
Remote associates to an AP that is not the first entry in the table. In this case the Remote will wait
for Connection Time before breaking the connection and starting the process all over again. This pro-
cess will be repeated until the Remote associates to the first entry in the list (the Primary Access
Point).” on Page 39.
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Ethernet Address
(Display Only)—Hardware address of the unit’s Ethernet interface.
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Wireless Address
(Display Only)—Hardware address of the unit’s wireless Ethernet interface.
2.4.2 Network Interface Configuration Menu
Because iNET-II and iNET radios support 802.1Q VLAN, the method for configuring the IP address of a
radio may vary depending on whether the VLAN Status option is enabled or not.
Invisible place holder
Figure 2-18. Network Interface Configuration Menu
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VLAN Status
—Defines if the radio handles Ethernet frames in “extended” 802.1Q mode or in “nor-
mal” mode in the Ethernet port. [
enabled, disabled; disabled
]
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IP Address Configuration
—Allows configuration of IP Addressing parameters. See “Configuring the
IP Address when VLAN Status is Enabled” on Page 31, or “Configuring the IP Address When
VLAN Status is Disabled” on Page 32.