Configuring The Access Point To Send Arp Requests; Configuring Other Ethernet Or Fiber Optic Settings - Intermec MobileLAN access WA2XG System Manual

Chapter 3 — Configuring the Ethernet Network

Configuring the Access Point to Send ARP Requests

Configuring Other Ethernet or Fiber Optic Settings

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4 Click Submit Changes to save your changes.
5 Click DHCP Server Setup and enter a range of IP addresses that are
not on the same subnet as the access point.
6 Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes,
from the menu bar click Save/Discard Changes, and then click Save
Changes and Reboot. For help, see "Saving Configuration Changes"
on page 30.
ARP requests are multicast frames, which means they are sent to all devices
on the Ethernet network. You can configure the access point to
periodically send an unsolicited ARP request to the IP router so that all
routers can update their routing tables. This ARP request lets a network
management program learn about the access point on the network by
querying routers. The auto ARP minutes parameter controls the time
interval between ARP requests.
If the address of the IP router is set to all zeroes, then the access point
sends an ARP request to its own IP address. Without this option, an access
point might not use its IP address for extended periods of time and the IP
address would expire from the router ARP table. If the IP address expires,
the network management program must ping all potential addresses on a
subnet to locate active IP addresses or require the user to enter a list. You
should not let the IP address for the access point expire.
To set the auto ARP period
1 In the Navigation Menu, click TCP/IP Settings. The TCP/IP Settings
screen appears.
2 In the Auto ARP Minutes field, enter a time period from 1 to 120
minutes. To disable this parameter, enter 0.
3 Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes,
from the menu bar click Save/Discard Changes, and then click Save
Changes and Reboot. For help, see "Saving Configuration Changes"
on page 30.
Many of the standard Ethernet or fiber optic settings are configured in the
TCP/IP Settings screen. For help, see "Configuring the TCP/IP Settings"
on page 48. In the Ethernet screen, you can set the port type, set the link
speed, and enable or disable the link status check.
To configure the Ethernet or fiber optic settings
1 In the Navigation Menu, click Ethernet. The Ethernet screen appears.
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