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Configuring the Built-in DHCP Server
Enabling the Built-in DHCP server
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Note that before you can enable the built-in DHCP server, ZoneDirector must be
assigned a manual (static) IP address. If you configured ZoneDirector to obtain its
IP address from another DHCP server on the network, the options for the built-in
DHCP server will not be visible on the System Configuration page.
Enabling the Built-in DHCP server
NOTE: Ruckus Wireless recommends that you only enable the built-in DHCP server
if there are no other DHCP servers on the network. ZoneDirector’s internal DHCP
server can service only a single subnet (the one it’s in) and not other VLANs that
may be associated with client WLANs. If you enable the built-in DCHP server,
Ruckus Wireless also recommends enabling the rogue DHCP server detector. For
more information, refer to
Rogue DHCP Server Detection .
1 Click the
Configure
tab. The System page appears.
2 Under the
DHCP Server
section, select the
Enable DHCP
check box.
3 In
Starting IP Address
, type the first IP address that the built-in DHCP server
will allocate to DHCP clients. The starting IP address must be on the same subnet
as the IP address assigned to ZoneDirector. If the value that you typed is invalid,
an error message appears and prompts you to let ZoneDirector automatically
correct the value. Click
OK
to automatically correct the entry.
4 In
Number of IPs
, type the maximum number of IP addresses that you want to
allocate to requesting clients. The built-in DHCP server can allocate up to 512
IP addresses including the one assigned to ZoneDirector. The default value is
200.
5 In Lease Time , select a time period for which IP addresses will be allocated to
DHCP clients. Options range from six hours to two weeks (default is one week).
6 If your APs are on different subnets from ZoneDirector, click the check box next
to
DHCP Option 43 to enable Layer 3 discovery of ZoneDirector by the APs.
7 Click Apply .
NOTE: If you typed an invalid value in any of the text boxes, an error message
appears and prompts you to let ZoneDirector automatically correct the value. Click
OK to change it to a correct value.