User's Manual

HotPoint Wireless Access Point 15

VAP Settings

As shown in Figure 11, VAP Groups logically intersect with APs to form VAPs.

Certain settings are speciﬁc to each VAP. These settings include the IP ad-

dress of the VAP, the DHCP Server settings, the DNS settings, and the op-

tional NAT capability.

To modify these settings, right-click on the AP icon and select the VAP Con-

ﬁguration command. This command will reveal a second drop-down menu

which lists all of the available VAPs. Select the VAP you wish to conﬁgure.

You will see a screen like the one at right.

Enter the VAP IP address. This must NOT be the same as the management IP

address of the AP.

If desired, conﬁgure DHCP service. For DHCP, each VAP Group should have

every node in that group conﬁgured to serve addresses to clients. All nodes

must be conﬁgured, and each node must have a unique range of assignable

IP addresses.

Note: it is possible, using VLANs, to insure that each client receives its IP

address from the VAP with which it physically associates, rather than the

ﬁrst DHCP server within the VAP Group to respond. This is useful in multi-

tenant applications. Each node will need a VLAN; refer to your HotView Pro

manual for assistance in VLAN conﬁguration.

You may also use an independent DHCP server. The HotPoint AP will forward

DHCP requests if it is not conﬁgured to serve DHCP addresses.

NAT may be enabled here, if desired.