Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.02.xx and greater

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Configuring the ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module
Radio Port Adoption
■ optionally, a DNS server that maps the name that the RP knows for the
Wireless Edge Services xl Module to the module’s IP address (required
only if you select the DNS strategy)
• By default, the RP sends a DNS request for this name:
PROCURVE-WESM
The RP appends the domain suffix that it received through DHCP. For
example:
PROCURVE-WESM.procurve.com
• You can change the name that the RP looks up. However, this option
requires you to pre-adopt the RP at Layer 2.
Note If a firewall separates your RPs from your Wireless Edge Services xl Module,
you must ensure that this firewall allows the RPs adoption messages. The RPs
send these messages on UDP port 24576; do not filter this port.
The next sections describe in more detail the two strategies for enabling Layer
3 adoption of RPs.
Enabling Layer 3 Adoption Through DHCP Option 189
Using DHCP option 189 to adopt RPs at Layer 3 has these advantages:
■ By specifying the IP addresses of up to three Wireless Edge Services xl
Modules, you ensure high availability. If one module happens to be down,
the RP can be adopted by another module.
■ Even if your Wireless Edge Services xl Modules use custom hostnames,
you do not have to pre-adopt RPs. The RPs receive the modules’ IP
addresses directly in option 189, so they do not need to send DNS requests.
However, this strategy does require some extra setup: you must define the
private option 189 on your server and you must add the option to the DHCP
configuration that the RP will receive. Refer to your DHCP server’s documen-
tation for instructions on adding private options. You must set up the option
so that its code is 189 and its value type is string.
Complete these steps to enable Layer 3 adoption:
1. Ensure that the RP has the proper bootloader code.
You can check your RP’s bootloader code version through the CLI of the
switch to which it attaches. For example, enter this command on a
ProCurve 5300xl Switch:
ProCurve# show lldp info remote-device <port number>