Dell W-Series 228 Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2 User Guide - Page 37

Assigning a Static IP, Connecting to a Provisioning Wi-Fi Network, W-IAP Cluster

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Assigning a Static IP To assign a static IP to a W-IAP: 1. Connect a terminal, PC, or workstation running a terminal emulation program to the Console port on the W-IAP. 2. Power on the W-IAP. An autoboot countdown prompt that allows you to interrupt the normal startup process and access apboot is displayed. 3. Click Enter before the timer expires. The W-IAP goes into the apboot mode. 4. In the apboot mode, use the following commands to assign a static IP to the W-IAP. Hit to stop autoboot: 0 apboot> apboot> setenv ipaddr 192.0.2.0 apboot> setenv netmask 255.255.255.0 apboot> setenv gatewayip 192.0.2.2 apboot> save Saving Environment to Flash... Un-Protected 1 sectors .done Erased 1 sectors Writing 5. Use the printenv command to view the configuration. apboot> printenv Connecting to a Provisioning Wi-Fi Network The W-IAPs boot with factory default configuration and try to provision automatically. If the automatic provisioning is successful, the instant SSID will not be available. If W-AirWave and Activate are not reachable and the automatic provisioning fails, the instant SSID becomes available and the users can connect to a provisioning network by using the instant SSID. To connect to a provisioning Wi-Fi network: 1. Ensure that the client is not connected to any wired network. 2. Connect a wireless enabled client to a provisioning Wi-Fi network: for example, instant. 3. If the Windows OS system is used: a. Click the wireless network connection icon in the system tray. The Wireless Network Connection window is displayed. b. Click on the instant network and then click Connect. 4. If the Mac OS system is used: a. Click the AirPort icon. A list of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed. b. Click on the instant network. The instant SSIDs are broadcast in 2.4 GHz only. W-IAP Cluster W-IAPs in the same VLAN automatically find each other and form a single functioning network managed by a Virtual Controller. Moving a W-IAP from one cluster to another requires a factory reset of the W-IAP. 37 | Setting up a W-IAP Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide

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| Setting up a W-IAP
Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide
Assigning a Static IP
To assign a static IP to a W-IAP:
1. Connect a terminal, PC, or workstation running a terminal emulation program to the
Console
port on the
W-IAP.
2. Power on the W-IAP. An autoboot countdown prompt that allows you to interrupt the normal startup
process and access
apboot
is displayed.
3. Click
Enter
before the timer expires. The W-IAP goes into the
apboot
mode.
4. In the
apboot
mode, use the following commands to assign a static IP to the W-IAP.
Hit <Enter> to stop autoboot:
0
apboot>
apboot> setenv ipaddr 192.0.2.0
apboot> setenv netmask 255.255.255.0
apboot> setenv gatewayip 192.0.2.2
apboot> save
Saving Environment to Flash...
Un-Protected 1 sectors
.done
Erased 1 sectors
Writing
5. Use the
printenv
command to view the configuration.
apboot> printenv
Connecting to a Provisioning Wi-Fi Network
The W-IAPs boot with factory default configuration and try to provision automatically. If the automatic
provisioning is successful, the
instant
SSID will not be available. If W-AirWave and Activate are not reachable
and the automatic provisioning fails, the
instant
SSID becomes available and the users can connect to a
provisioning network by using the instant SSID.
To connect to a provisioning Wi-Fi network:
1. Ensure that the client is not connected to any wired network.
2. Connect a wireless enabled client to a provisioning Wi-Fi network: for example,
instant
.
3. If the Windows OS system is used:
a.
Click the wireless network connection icon in the system tray. The
Wireless Network Connection
window is displayed.
b. Click on the
instant
network and then click
Connect
.
4. If the Mac OS system is used:
a.
Click the
AirPort
icon. A list of available Wi-Fi networks is displayed.
b. Click on the
instant
network.
The
instant
SSIDs are broadcast in 2.4 GHz only.
W-IAP Cluster
W-IAPs in the same VLAN automatically find each other and form a single functioning network managed by a
Virtual Controller.
Moving a W-IAP from one cluster to another requires a factory reset of the W-IAP.