Configuring Advanced Dhcp Server Settings - Motorola AP-7131 Product Reference Manual

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Secondary DNS
Server
WINS Server
Mesh STP
Configuration
3. Click Apply
screen without clicking the Apply button results in all changes to the screen being lost if the
prompts are ignored.
4. Click Undo Changes
settings displayed on the LAN1 or LAN2 screen to the last saved configuration.
5. Click Logout
logout before the applet is closed.

5.1.2.1 Configuring Advanced DHCP Server Settings

Use the Advanced DHCP Server
devices. Every wireless, 802.11x-standard device has a unique Media Access Control (MAC) address.
This address is the device's hard-coded hardware number (shown on the bottom or back). An example
of a MAC address is 00:A0:F8:45:9B:07.
The DHCP server can grant an IP address for as long as it remains in active use. The lease time is the
number of seconds an IP address is reserved for re-connection after its last use. Using very short
leases, DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there are more computers than
available IP addresses. This is useful, for example, in education and customer environments where
MU users change frequently. Use longer leases if there are fewer users.
Motorola recommends entering the numerical IP address of an
additional DNS server (if available), used if the primary DNS server
goes down. A maximum of two DNS servers can be used.
Enter the numerical (non DNS name) IP address of the WINS server.
WINS is a Microsoft NetBIOS name server. Using a WINS server
eliminates the broadcasts needed to resolve computer names to IP
addresses by providing a cache or database of translations.
Click the Mesh STP Configuration
settings for this specific LAN. Each of the access point's two LANs
can have a separate mesh configuration. As the Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) mentions, each mesh network maintains hello,
forward delay and max age timers. These settings can be used as
is using the current default settings, or be modified. However, if
these settings are modified, they need to be configured for the LAN
connecting to the mesh network WLAN.
For information on mesh networking capabilities, see
Mesh Networking on page
need of an overview, see
to save any changes to the LAN1 or LAN2 screen. Navigating away from the
(if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the
to securely exit the Access Point applet. A prompt displays confirming the
screen to specify (reserve) static (or fixed) IP addresses for specific
button to define bridge
9-1. If new to mesh networking and in
Mesh Networking Overview on page
Configuring
9-1.