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DWS-1008 User's Manual
DNS - If the intermediate network between the switch and Distributed AP includes one or
more IP routers, create a TRPZ.mynetwork.com or wlan-switch.mynetwork.com entry on the
DNS server. The entry needs to map one of these names to the system IP address of the
switch.
The DNS entry allows the AP to communicate with a switch that is not on the AP's subnet.
If the AP is unable to locate a switch on the subnet it is connected to, the AP sends DNS
requests to both TRPZ and wlan-switch, where the DNS suffix for mynetwork.com is learned
through DHCP.
• If only TRPZ is defined in DNS, the AP contacts the switch whose IP address is
returned for TRPZ.
• If only wlan-switch is defined in DNS, the AP contacts the switch whose IP address
is returned for wlan-switch.
• If both TRPZ and wlan-switch are defined in DNS, the AP contacts the switch whose
IP address is returned for TRPZ. The AP ignores the IP address returned for wlan-
switch.
• If both TRPZ and wlan-switch are defined in DNS, and the AP is unable to contact
the IP address returned for TRPZ, the AP never contacts the IP address returned for
wlan-switch. The AP does not boot.
After the AP contacts the switch, the switch relays information about DWS-1008 switches in
the network that contain a Distributed AP configuration specific to that Distributed AP.
Caution: Do not enable PoE on network ports unless you intend to power a third-party
device. If you enable PoE under other conditions, power can damage the device.
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