D-Link DWS-4026 [435/741] Configuring the dhcp option

UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystemComponents

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page435

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

switch‐address‐2192.168.19.242

switch‐address‐3

switch‐address‐4

dhcp‐switch‐address‐1

dhcp‐switch‐address‐2

dhcp‐switch‐address‐3

dhcp‐switch‐address‐4

managed‐mode‐watchdog0

ConfiguringtheDHCPOption

YoucanconfiguretheIPaddressoftheDWS‐4000SeriesswitchasanoptionintheDHCPresponsetotheDHCP

requestthattheAPsendstheDHCPserver.

TheAPcanlearnuptofourswitchIPaddressesorDNSnamesthroughDHCPoption43(theVendorInformation

option)intheDHCPres

ponse.IfyouconfiguredastaticIPaddressintheAP,theAPignoresDHCPoption43.

TheformatforDHCPoption43valuesaredefinedbyRFC2132.

TheprocedurestoaddtheDHCPoptiontotheDHCPserverdependonthetypeofDHCPserveryouuseon

urnetwork.IfyouuseaMicrosoftWindows2000orMicrosoftWindows2003DHCPServer,youconfigure

thescopeyouusewiththeaccesspointswithDHCPOption43,asthefollowingproceduresdescribe.

1. FromtheDHCPmanager,right‐clicktheapplicablescopeandselectConfigureOptions...

2. FromtheAvailableOp

tionslist,scrolltoOption43andselectthe043VendorSpecificInfocheckbox.

Note:ThisdiscoverymethodonlyworksifyouconfiguretheDHCPoptionbeforetheAPreceivesits

networkinformationfromtheDHCPserver.