Motorola AP-51 Series Product Reference Manual page 176

5-18 AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide
Enable WAN Interface Select the
This interface is a
DHCP Client
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
Primary DNS Server
Enable WAN Interface
connection between the
outside world through the WAN port.
Disable this option to effectively isolate the
No connections to a larger network or the Internet are possible.
MUs cannot communicate beyond the LAN.
By default, the WAN port is static with an IP address of 10.1.1.1.
This checkbox enables DHCP for the access point WAN connection.
This is useful, if the larger corporate network or Internet Service
Provider (ISP) uses DHCP.
DHCP is a protocol that includes mechanisms for IP address
allocation and delivery of host-specific configuration parameters
from a DHCP server to a host. Some of these parameters are IP
address, network mask, and gateway.
If DHCP client mode is enabled, the other WAN IP configuration
parameters are grayed out.
Specify a numerical (non DNS name) IP address for the access
point's WAN connection. This address defines the AP's presence on
a larger network or on the Internet.
Obtain a static (dedicated) IP address from the ISP or network
administrator. An IP address uses a series of four numbers
expressed in dot notation, for example, 190.188.12.1.
Specify a subnet mask for the access point's WAN connection. This
number is available from the ISP for a DSL or cable-modem
connection, or from an administrator if the access point connects
to a larger network.
A subnet mask uses a series of four numbers expressed in dot
notation (similar to an IP address). For example, 255.255.255.0 is a
valid subnet mask.
Specify the gateway address for the access point's WAN
connection. The ISP or a network administrator provides this
address.
Specify the address of a primary Domain Name System (DNS)
server. The ISP or a network administrator provides this address.
A DNS server translates a domain name (for example,
www.motorola.com) into an IP address that networks can use.
checkbox to enable a
access point
and a larger network or
access point
's WAN.