Setting Up the Wireless AP Using Static Configuration

1. From the top menu, click AP. The AP screen displays.
2. Click the appropriate wireless AP in the list (not the checkbox). The AP dashboard displays.
3. Click Configure. The AP Properties tab displays.
4. Click the Static Configuration tab.
5. Configure the following parameters:
   1. Select a VLAN (Virtual LAN) setting for the AP.
      

      Caution

      Caution should be exercised when using this feature. For more information, see Configuring VLAN Tags for Wireless APs.If the Wireless AP VLAN is not configured properly (wrong tag), connecting to the AP may not be possible. To recover from this situation, you need to reset the AP to its factory default settings. For more information, see the Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Maintenance Guide .
   2. Select a method of IP address assignment for the AP.
      

      

      

      Note

      Client Port configuration is available for the AP3912. For more information, see Assigning WLAN Services to Wired Client Ports.
      

      Static Configuration Properties

      Field/Button	Description
      VLAN Settings
      Tagged	Select if you want to assign this AP to a specific VLAN and type the value in the box.
      Untagged	Select if you want this AP to be untagged. This option is selected by default.
      VLAN ID	Enter a VLAN ID. Valid values are 2 to 4094
      IP Address Assignment
      Use DHCP	Select to enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). This option is enabled by default.
      Static Values	Select to specify the IP address of the AP.
      IP Address	Type the IP address of the AP.
      Netmask	Type the appropriate subnet mask to separate the network portion from the host portion of the address.
      Gateway	Type the default gateway of the network.
      Ethernet Port
      Ethernet Speed	If the AP has an Ethernet port, select values in the Ethernet Speed and Ethernet Mode drop down lists.
      Ethernet Mode	If the AP has an Ethernet port, select values in the Ethernet Speed and Ethernet Mode drop down lists.
      Tunnel MTU	Enter a static MTU value, from 600 to 1500, in the Tunnel MTU box. The maximum MTU can be increased to 1800 bytes by enabling Jumbo Frames support (for more information, see Setting Up the Data Ports). If the wireless software cannot discover the MTU size, it enforces the static MTU size. Set the MTU size to allow the source to reduce the packet size and avoid the need to fragment data packets in the tunnel.
      LACP	Applies to the AP38xx and AP39xx only. Click to Enable Link Aggregation Control Protocol. This feature allows higher throughput by combining the two Ethernet ports. This feature is disabled by default.
      Wireless Controller Search List
      Up	Select a controller and click the Up button to modify the order of the controllers. When an AP searches for a controller to register with, it begins with the first controller in the list.
      Down	Select a controller and click the Up button to modify the order of the controllers. When an AP searches for a controller to register with, it begins with the first controller in the list.
      Delete	Click to remove the controller from the list so that it can no longer control the AP.
      Add	In the Add box, type the IP address of the controller that will control this AP then click the Add button to add the IP address is added to the list. Repeat this process to add the IP addresses of up to three controllers. This feature allows the AP to bypass the discovery process. If the Wireless Controller Search List box is not populated, the AP uses SLP unicast/multicast, DNS, or DHCP vendor option 43 to discover a controller. For the initial AP deployment, it is necessary to use one of the described options in Discovery and Registration.
      Additional Buttons
      Copy to Defaults	To make this AP‘s configuration be the system‘s default AP settings, click Copy to Defaults. A pop-up dialog asking you to confirm the configuration change is displayed.To confirm resetting the system‘s default AP settings, click OK.
      Reset to Defaults	If you have an AP that is already configured with its own settings, but would like the AP to be reset to use the system‘s default AP settings, use the Reset to Defaults feature
      Apply	Click to save your changes.