User's Manual

Chapter 23 | Ethernet Interface Commands
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Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
◆ DHCP is disabled by default. If DHCP is enabled, you must first disable the DHCP
client with the no ip dhcp command before you manually configure a new IP
address.
◆ You must assign an IP address to this device to gain management access over
the network or to connect the access point to existing IP subnets. You can
manually configure a specific IP address using this command, or direct the
device to obtain an address from a DHCP server using the ip dhcp command.
Valid IP addresses consist of four numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods.
Anything other than this format will not be accepted by the configuration
program.
Example
AP(config)#interface ethernet
Enter Ethernet configuration commands, one per line.
AP(if-ethernet)#ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.253
AP(if-ethernet)#
Related Commands
ip dhcp
ip dhcp This command enables the access point to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server.
Use the no form to restore the default IP address.
Syntax
[no] ip dhcp
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
◆ You must assign an IP address to this device to gain management access over
the network or to connect the access point to existing IP subnets. You can
manually configure a specific IP address using the ip address command, or
direct the device to obtain an address from a DHCP server using this command.
◆ When you use this command, the access point will begin broadcasting DHCP
client requests. The current IP address will continue to be effective until a DHCP
reply is received. Requests will be broadcast periodically by this device in an