User's Manual

Enable DHCP to Provide APs with IP Addresses
Each AP requires a unique IP address on a subnetwork that has connectivity to a controller. It is recommended
you use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to provide IP addresses for APs; the DHCP server
can be an existing network server or an controller configured as a DHCP server.
If you do not enable DHCP, each AP must be manually configured with an IP address through the AP provisioning
profile. For details, see .
You can use an existing DHCP server in the same subnetwork as the AP to provide the AP with its IP
information. You can also configure a device in the same subnetwork to act as a relay agent for a DHCP server
on a different subnetwork. (Refer to the vendor documentation for the DHCP Server or relay agent for
information.)
If an AP is on the same subnetwork as the master controller, you can configure the controller as a DHCP server
to assign an IP address to the AP. The controller must be the only DHCP server for this subnetwork.
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Network > IP > DHCP Server window.
2. Select the Enable DHCP Server checkbox.
3. In the Pool Configuration section, click Add.
4. Enter information about the subnetwork for which IP addresses are to be assigned. Click Done.
5. If there are addresses that should not be assigned in the subnetwork:
a. Click Add in the Excluded Address Range section.
b. Enter the address range in the Add Excluded Address section.
c. Click Done.
6. Click Apply at the bottom of the window.
In the CLI
(host)(config)# ip dhcp excluded-address ipaddripaddr2
(host)(config)# ip dhcp pool name
default-router ipaddr
dns-server ipaddr
domain-name name
network ipaddrmask
(host)(config)# service dhcp
AP Provisioning Profiles
AP provisioning profiles allow you to define a set of additional provisioning information for an AP, such as USB
modem settings, PPPoE values, or configuration settings to provision an AP as a remote AP. When you create a
provisioning profile, you can then apply that profile to an AP group and provision that entire group of campus
or remote APs with the settings in that profile.
Defining an AP Provisioning Profile
By default, an AP group does not have a provisioning profile. Make sure that any provisioning profiles you
create are complete and accurate before you assign that profile to an AP group. If a misconfigured provisioning
profile is assigned to a group of APs, the APs in that group may be automatically provisioned with erroneous
parameters and become lost.
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Installation > Provisioning window.
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