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To define the IP address for the VNS:
1. From the main menu, click Virtual Network Configuration. The Virtual Network
Configuration screen appears.
2. In the left pane Virtual Networks list, click the VNS you want to define the IP address for.
The Topology tab is displayed.
3. In the Gateway box, type the HiPath Wireless Controller's own IP address in that VNS.
This IP address is the default gateway for the VNS. The HiPath Wireless Controller
advertises this address to the wireless devices when they sign on. For routed VNSs, it
corresponds to the IP address that is communicated to MUs (in the VNS) as the default
gateway for the VNS subnet. (MUs target the HiPath Wireless Controller's interface in their
effort to route packets to an external host).
For a VLAN bridged VNS, the IP address corresponds to the HiPath Wireless Controller's
own point of presence on the VLAN. In this case, the controller's interface is typically not
the gateway for the subnet. The gateway for the subnet is the infrastructure router defined
to handle the VLAN.
4. In the Mask box, type the appropriate subnet mask for this IP address to separate the
network portion from the host portion of the address (typically 255.255.255.0).
The following values to DHCP configuration are only applicable for configurations if the
controller is the DHCP server for users in the VNS—a routed VNS
with DHCP enabled (by default, DHCP is
bridged at AP VNS
disabled).
The Address Range boxes (from and to) populate automatically with the range of IP
addresses to be assigned to wireless devices using this VNS, based on the IP address you
provided.
To modify the address in the Address Range from box, type the first available
●
address.
To modify the address in the Address Range to box, type the last available address.
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If there are specific IP addresses to be excluded from this range, click Exclusion(s).
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The DHCP Address Exclusion subscreen appears.
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or a VLAN bridged VNS with DHCP disabled (by default, DHCP is
Virtual Network configuration
disabled). These values are not visible for a
hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Topology for a VNS
or a VLAN bridged VNS
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