Dhcp Server - D-Link DWS-1008 - AirPremier MobileLAN Switch Product Manual

MSS has a DHCP server that the switch uses to allocate IP addresses to the following:
• Directly connected DWL-8220APs
• Host connected to a new (unconfigured) DWS-1008, to configure the switch using the Web
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DHCP service for these items is enabled by default.
Optionally, you can configure the DHCP server to also provide IP addresses to Distributed APs and
to clients. Configuration is supported on an individual VLAN basis. When you configure the DHCP
server on a VLAN, the server can serve addresses only from the subnet that contains the host address
assigned to the VLAN. By default, the VLAN can serve any unused address in the subnet except the
VLAN's host address and the network and broadcast addresses. You can specify the address range.
You can configure the DHCP server on more than one VLAN. You can configure a DHCP client and
DHCP server on the same VLAN, but only the client or the server can be enabled. The DHCP client and
DHCP server cannot both be enabled on the same VLAN at the same time.
The MSS DHCP server is implemented according to "RFC 2131: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol"
and "RFC 2132: DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions", with the following exceptions:
• If the switch is powered down or restarted, MSS does not retain address allocations or
lease times.
• The MSS DHCP server will not operate properly when another DHCP server is present on
the same subnet.
• The MSS DHCP server is configurable on an individual VLAN basis only, and operates
only on the subnets for which you configure it.
Note: Use of the MSS DHCP server to allocate client addresses is intended for temporary, demonstration
deployments and not for production networks.
D-Link recommends that you do not use the MSS DHCP server to allocate client addresses in a
production network.
D-Link DWS-1008 User Manual

DHCP Server