
Chapter 3: PreLaunch Checklist
Understanding Dynamic & Static IP Addressing On The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway
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3.4 Understanding Dynamic & Static IP Addressing On The 9160 G2
Wireless Gateway
9160 G2 Wireless Gateways are designed to auto-configure, with very little setup required
for the first access point and no configuration required for additional access points subse-
quently joining a pre-configured cluster.
3.4.1 How Does The Access Point Obtain An IP Address At Startup?
When you deploy the access point, it looks for a network DHCP server and, if it finds one,
obtains an IP Address from the DHCP server. If no DHCP server is found on the network,
the AP will continue to use its default Static IP Address (192.168.1.10) until you re-assign it
a new static IP address (and specify a static IP addressing policy) or until a DHCP server is
brought online.
Table 3.3 Required AP Client Software And Hardware
Required
Components
Description
Wi-Fi Client Adaptor
Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adaptor that supports one or more of the IEEE 802.11 modes in
which you plan to run the access point. (IEEE
802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g
are supported.)
Wi-Fi client adaptors vary considerably. The adaptor can be a PC card built in to the client device, a
portable PCMCIA or PCI card (types of
NIC
s), or an external device such as a USB or Ethernet
adaptor that you connect to the client by means of a cable.
The access point supports 802.11a/b/g modes, but you will probably make a decision during net-
work design phase as to which mode to use. The fundamental requirement for clients is that they all
have configured adaptors that match the 802.11 mode for which your access point(s) is configured.
Wireless Client Software
Client software such as Microsoft Windows Supplicant or Funk Odyssey wireless client configured
to associate with the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway.
Client Security Settings
Security should be disabled on the client used to do initial configuration of the access point.
If the Security mode on the access point is set to anything other than plain-text, wireless clients will
need to set a profile to the authentication mode used by the access point and provide a valid user-
name and password, certificate, or similar user identity proof. Security modes are Static
WEP
,
IEEE
802.1x
,
WPA
with
RADIUS
server, and
WPA2PSK
.
For information on configuring security on the access point, see “Configuring Security” on page 91.
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