Configuring The Mss Dhcp Server - 3Com WX1200 Reference Manual

Configuring the MSS
DHCP Server
c Click the plus sign next to System.
d Select VLANs.
2 In the Tunnel Affinity box, specify the numeric value (1 to 10) that the
WX will advertise to other WX switches in the Mobility Domain for the
VLAN. The default is 5.
A higher tunnel affinity indicates a greater preference.
3 Click Save.
MSS has a DHCP server that the switch uses to allocate IP addresses to
the following. DHCP service for these items is enabled by default.
Directly connected MAPs
Host connected to a new (unconfigured) WXR100 or WX1200, to
configure the switch using the Web Quick Start
Optionally, you can configure the DHCP server to also provide IP
addresses to Distributed MAPs and to clients.
Use of the MSS DHCP server to allocate client addresses is intended for
temporary, demonstration deployments and not for production
networks. 3Com recommends that you do not use the MSS DHCP server
to allocate client addresses in a production network.
To enable the MSS DHCP server on a VLAN:
1 Access the VLAN table:
a Select the Configuration tool bar option.
b In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WX switch.
c Click the plus sign next to System.
d Select VLANs.
2 In the Content panel, select the VLAN.
3 Click Properties.
4 Select DHCP Server to enable it on the VLAN.
5 To change the range of addresses available to the DHCP server, edit the
addresses in the Start IP Addresses and Stop IP Addresses boxes.
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