Wireless Discovery Configuration - D-Link DWC-1000 User Manual

Wireless Controller

2.8 Wireless Discovery configuration

Th e wireles s c o n t ro ller can d is co v er, v alid at e, au t h en t icat e, o r mo n it o r t h e
fo llo win g s y s t em d ev ices :
• Peer wireles s co n t ro llers
• A Ps
• W ireles s clien t s
• Ro g u e A Ps
• Ro g u e wireles s clien t s
Setup > AP Management > Poll List
Th e wireles s co n t ro ller can d is co v er p eer wireles s co n t ro ller an d A Ps
reg ard les s o f wh et her t h ese d evices are co n nect ed t o each o t h er, lo cat ed in t h e
s ame Lay er 2 b ro ad cast d o main , o r at t ached t o d ifferent IP s u b nets. In o rd er for
t h e co n t roller t o d is co v er o t h er W LA N d ev ices an d es t ab lis h co mmu n ic at io n
wit h t h em, t h e d ev ices mu s t h av e t h eir o wn IP ad d res s , mu s t b e ab le t o fin d
o t h er W LA N d ev ices, an d mu s t b e co mp at ib le. W h en t h e co n t ro ller d is co v ers
an d v alid at es A Ps, t h e co nt roller t akes o v er t h e man ag emen t o f t h e A P. If y o u
co n fig u re t h e A P in St an d alo ne mo d e, t h e exis t in g A P co nfig urat ion is rep laced
b y t h e d efau lt A P Pro file co n fig u rat io n o n t h e co n t ro ller.
L3 / IP Di s covery: Select o r clear t h is o p t io n t o en ab le o r d is ab le IP -b as ed
d is co v ery o f acces s p o in t s an d p eer wireles s co n t ro ller. W h en t h e L3/ IP
Dis co v ery o p t io n is s elect ed , IP p o llin g is en ab led an d t h e co n t ro ller will
p erio d ically p o ll each ad d res s in t h e co n fig u red IP Lis t . By d efau lt , L3/ IP
Dis co v ery is en ab led .
Li s t of IP Addres s : Sh o ws t h e lis t o f IP ad d res s es co n fig u red fo r d is co v ery .
To remo v e en t ries fro m t h e lis t , s elect o n e o r mo re en t ries an d click Delet e.
Ho ld t h e " s h ift " key o r "co n t ro l" key t o s elect s p ecific en t ry .
IP Addres s Rang e : Th is t ext field is u s ed t o ad d a ran g e o f IP ad d ress en t ries
t o t h e IP Lis t . En t er t h e IP ad d res s at t h e s t art o f t h e ad d ress ran ge in t h e Fro m
field , an d en t er t h e IP ad d res s at t h e en d o f t h e ran g e in t h e To field , t h en
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