Figure 32. L2 Discovery Example; Figure 33. L3 Discovery Example 1 - D-Link DWS-3024 User Manual

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address, either statically or through DHCP, the Unified Switch automatically discovers the AP
through its broadcast of a L2 discovery message.

Figure 32. L2 Discovery Example

In this example, the administrator does not need to configure any discovery information on the
AP or the Unified Switch. The L2 discovery works automatically when the devices are directly
connected or connected by using a layer 2 bridge.
For more information about this discovery method, see
Protocol"
Example 2: IP Address of AP Configured in the Switch
Figure 33
Switch, and the other AP is connected via a L3 switch.

Figure 33. L3 Discovery Example 1

The administrator disables the L2 discovery method on the switch and adds the IP addresses of
the APs to the L3 Discovery list on the switch. The Unified Switch sends UDP discovery
messages to the IP addresses in its list. When the AP receives the messages and decides that it
can connect to the switch, it initiates an SSL TCP connection to the switch.
For information about how to configure this discovery method, see
of Peers and APs in the Switch"
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L2 Discovery
Message
Access Point
on page 68.
shows two access points. One AP is directly connected to the D-Link Unified
UDP Discovery
Access Point 1
IP: 192.168.1.12
Access Point 2
IP: 192.168.3.42
on page 69.
Unified Switch
"D-Link Wireless Device Discovery
Unified Switch
Message
L3 Discovery List
192.168.1.12
192.168.3.42
"Configuring IP Addresses