Users Manual Part 3

Indoor & Outdoor Access Points Revision: A0-09
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16.5 DHCP and DNS configura tio n of thick AP
The AP itself can act as a DHCP service provider for the connected clients and configuration for the same is
executed from this screen. A basic overview of the screen to enable thick AP as DHCP server is given below:
Figure 61: Basic overview of the screen to enable thick AP as DHCP server
Follow the steps given below to enable thick AP as DHCP server:
Table 47: List of actions to enable thick AP as DHCP server
Callout
Name
Description
1.
Network
Click on “Network” dropdown
2.
DHCP and DNS
Click on “DHCP and DNS” option
3.
DHCP Server
Enable the thick AP as DHCP server and enter the following
parameters
4.
IPv4 Address
Enter the address in IPv4 format for the DHCP server
5.
IPv4 Netmask
Select the netmask from the dropdown list
6.
IPv4 Gateway
Enter the address in IPv4 format for the DHCP gateway
7.
Use Custom DNS Servers
Enter the IP address for DNS server. Click on add icon and
multiple DNS servers
8.
Start IP Address
Enter a start IP address. The DHCP server assigns the new
IP addresses to the clients from the defined start IP address
9. End IP Address
Enter an end IP address. The DHCP server assigns the IP
addresses to the clients till the defined end IP address
10.
Lease Time
Enter a value to set a limit on the lease time. New addresses
will be assigned to the associated clients once the previous
lease has expired as per the specified lease time
Click “Save & Apply” to enable thick AP as DHCP server or click “Reset” to configure the same again.