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Wireless Controller
o t h er LA N d ev ices can b e as s ig n ed IP ad d res s es , t h e d efau lt g at eway , as well as
ad d res ses fo r DNS s erv ers , W in dows In ternet Name Serv ice (W INS) s erv ers . Th e PCs
in t h e LA N are as s ig n ed IP ad d res s es fro m a p o o l o f ad d res s es s p ecified in t h is
p ro ced u re. Each p o o l ad d res s is t es t ed b efo re it is as s ig n ed t o av o id d u p licat e
ad d res s es o n t h e LA N.
Fo r mo s t ap p licat ion s t he d efault DHCP an d TCP/ IP s et t in g s are s at is fact o ry . If y o u
wan t an o t h er PC o n y o u r n et wo rk t o b e t h e DHCP s erv er o r if y o u are man u ally
co n fig u rin g t h e n et wo rk s et t in g s o f all o f y o u r PCs , s et t h e DHCP mo d e t o „n o n e‟.
DHCP relay can b e u s ed t o fo rward DHCP leas e in fo rmat io n fro m an o t h er LA N
d ev ice t h at is t h e n et wo rk‟s DHCP s erv er; t h is is p art icu larly u s efu l fo r wireles s
clien t s .
In s t ead o f u s in g a DNS s erv er, y o u can u s e a W in d o ws In t ern et Namin g Serv ice
(W INS) s erv er. A W INS s erv er is t h e eq u iv alen t o f a DNS s erv er b u t u s es t h e
Net BIOS p ro t o co l t o reso lve h o stnames. Th e co n t ro ller in clu d es t h e W INS s erv er IP
ad d res s in t h e DHCP co n fig u rat io n wh en ackn o wled g in g a DHCP req u es t fro m a
DHCP clien t .
Yo u can als o en able DNS p ro xy fo r t h e LA N. W h en t h is is e n abled t he co nt roller t h en
as a p ro xy fo r all DNS req u es ts an d co mmu n icat es wit h t h e ISP‟s DNS s erv ers . W h en
d is ab led all DHCP clien t s receiv e t h e DNS IP ad d res s e s o f t h e ISP.
To co n fig u re LA N Co n n ect iv it y , p leas e fo llo w t h e s t ep s b elo w:
1.
In the LAN Setup page, enter the following information for your controller:
IP addres s : (fact o ry d efau lt : 192.168.10.1).
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If y o u ch an g e t h e IP ad d res s an d click Sav e Set t in g s , t h e GUI will n o t
res p o n d. Op en a n ew co n n ectio n t o t h e n ew IP ad d res s an d lo g in ag ain . Be
s u re t h e LA N h o s t (t he mach in e u sed t o man ag e t h e co n troller) h as o bt ained
IP ad d res s fro m n ewly as s ig n ed p o o l (o r h as a s t at ic IP ad d res s in t h e
co n t ro ller‟s LA N s u b n et ) b efo re acces s in g t h e co n t ro ller v ia ch an g ed IP
ad d res s .
S ubnet mas k : (fact o ry d efau lt : 255.255.255.0).
2.
In the DHCP section, select the DHCP mode:
None: t h e co n t ro ller‟s DHCP s erv er is d is ab led fo r t h e LA N
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