Manual

Chapter 8: Configuring Ethernet (Wired) Settings

wireless client associated with the AP, even if its IP address is defined

in the Management IP Address field.

Connection Type

Select one of the following:

DHCP - The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a

protocol that allows a centralized server to provide network

configuration information to devices on the network. This information

includes the IP address and netmask plus the address of its DNS

servers and gateway.

Static IP - Static IP indicates that all network settings are provided

manually. You must provide the IP address for the AT-WA7400

Wireless Access Point, its subnet mask, the IP address of the default

gateway, and the IP address of at least one DNS nameserver.

If you select DHCP, the AT-WA7400 Wireless Access Point acquires

its IP address, subnet mask, and DNS and gateway information from

the DHCP Servers.

Caution

If you do not have a DHCP server on the internal network and do not

plan to use one, the first thing you must do after you deploy the first

access point is to verify that the connection type is set to Static IP.

When you change the connection type to Static IP, you can either

assign a new static IP address to the AT-WA7400 Wireless Access

Point or continue using the default address. Allied Telesyn

recommends assigning a new address so that if later you bring up

another AT-WA7400 Access Point on the same network, the IP

addresses for the two access points will be unique.

If you need to recover the default Static IP address, you can do so by

resetting the access point to the factory defaults as described in

“Resetting the Configuration to Factory Defaults” on page 206.

If you selected Static IP, configure the following settings:

Static IP Address

The static IP address.

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask. Obtain this information from your ISP or network

administrator.

Default Gateway

The default gateway.

DNS Nameservers

The Domain Name Service (DNS) is a system that resolves the

descriptive name (domainname) of a network resource (for example,