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Ensuring That APs Can Communicate with ZoneDirector
How to Ensure that APs Can Discover ZoneDirector on the Network
ZoneDirector 9.8 User Guide, 800-70599-001 Rev B
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Configure Vendor Class Identifier and Vendor Specific Info sub-options on
Microsoft DHCP server
Configure vendor class for Ruckus Wireless Access Points:
1 In the Server Manager window, right-click the
IPv4
icon, and choose
Define
Vendor Classes from the menu.
2 In the DHCP Vendor Classes dialogue, click Add to create a new vendor class.
3 Enter the value to describe the option class/space, (e.g., RuckusWirelessAP ).
Optionally, you can also enter a description.
4 Add the VCI string in the
ASCII
field and click
OK
. The new vendor class is
created and appears in the DHCP Vendor Class dialogue list. Click Close to
close the dialogue.
5 Right-click the newly created vendor class and select
Set Predefined
Options...
6 Predefine the ZoneDirector sub-option type for the newly created vendor class.
This section defines the code and format of the sub-option (code
03
for
ZoneDirector and comma separated IP addresses in ASCII text string).
7 Configure the option with a value either at the server level, scope level or at
Reservation, just like any other DHCP option, using
Configure Options >
Advanced .
NOTE: You can also optionally configure DHCP Option 12 (Host Name) to specify
host names for APs. Then, when an AP joins ZoneDirector and ZoneDirector does
not already have a device name for this AP, it will take the host name from DHCP
and display this name in events, logs and other web interface elements. See your
DHCP server documentation for instructions on Option 12 configuration.
Option 3: Register ZoneDirector with a DNS Server
If you register ZoneDirector with your DNS server, supported APs that request IP
addresses from your DHCP server will also obtain DNS related information that will
enable them to discover ZoneDirector devices on the network. Using the DNS
information they obtained during the DHCP request, APs will attempt to resolve the
ZoneDirector IP address (or IP addresses) using
zonedirector.{DNS domain
name}
.
To register ZoneDirector devices with DNS server:
• Step 1: Set the DNS Domain Name on the DHCP Server