D-Link DWS-3024 [59/266] Example 1 l2 discovery

Software User Manual D-Link Unified Access System

02/15/2011

Document 34CS3000-SWUM104-D10 Page 59

Example 1: L2 Discovery

In <Link>Figure 32, the AP and Unified Switch are directly connected. The devices are in the same layer 2 broadcast domain

and use the default VLAN settings. After both devices acquire an IP 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

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 “Configuring IP Addresses of Peers and APs in the

Switch” on page 66.

Access Point Unified Switch

L2 Discovery

Message

Access Point 2

IP: 192.168.3.42