Configuring WSSs Remotely 313Nortel WLAN—Management Software 2300 Series Reference GuideYou can enable the switch to use the WSS Software DHCP client to obtain this information from a DHCP server in thelocal network where the switch will be deployed. Alternatively, you can statically configure the information.The IP address and DNS information are configured independently. You can configure the combination of settings thatwork with the network resources available at the deployment site. The following examples show some of the combina-tions you can configure.If DNS is available, an entry must be added to the DNS server that maps the IP address of the host where WLANManagement Software Services are installed to the well-known hostname wlan-config-srv. Otherwise, an IP alias can beconfigured on the switch itself to map the address to the hostname.Example 1: Deployment Site has DHCP and Local DNSThe deployment site in this example has a DHCP server. The switch is configured to use the WSS Software DHCP clientto obtain an IP address, default router address, DNS domain name, and DNS server IP addresses.1 Configure a VLAN:WSS# set vlan 1 port 7success: change accepted.2 Enable the DHCP client on VLAN 1:WSS# set interface 1 ip dhcp-client enablesuccess: change accepted.3 Enable the auto-config option:WSS# set auto-config enablesuccess: change accepted.4 Save the configuration changes:WSS# save configsuccess: configuration saved.5 Power off or restart the switch.Example 2: Deployment Site has no DHCP and no DNSThe deployment site in this example does not have a DHCP server or a local DNS server. Therefore, IP and DNS infor-mation must be statically configured. Because no DNS server is available, an IP alias is configured to map the IP addressof the host where WLAN Management Software Services are installed to the well-known hostname wlan-config-srv.1 Configure a VLAN:WSS# set vlan 1 port 7success: change accepted.2 Configure an IP interface on the VLAN.WSS# set interface 1 ip 192.168.1.252 255.255.255.0success: change accepted.
