Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 134)

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2. Configure the DHCP Configuration field to define the DHCP settings used for the LAN.
NOTE
When setting the LAN interface to be a DHCP Server and adding an IP address, the primary DNS IP
address might not be updated, with only the secondary address getting updated. Ensure the primary
address is the same as the IP address of the LAN.
NOTE
Brocade Mobility recommends the WAN and LAN ports should not both be configured as DHCP
clients.
This interface is a
DHCP Client Select this button to enable DHCP to set network address information via this LAN1 or
LAN2 connection. This is recommended if the Mobility 7131 Access Point resides within a
large corporate network or the Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses DHCP. This setting is
enabled for LAN1 by default.
DHCP is a protocol that includes mechanisms for IP address allocation and delivery of
host-specific configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a host. If DHCP Client is
selected, the first DHCP or BOOTP server to respond sets the IP address and network
address values since DHCP and BOOTP are interoperable.
This interface is a
BOOTP Client Select this button to enable BOOTP to set Mobility 7131 Access Point network address
information via this LAN1 or LAN2 connection.
When selected, only BOOTP responses are accepted by the Mobility 7131 Access Point. If
both DHCP and BOOTP services are required, do not select BOOTP Client.
This interface uses
static IP Address Select the This interface uses static IP Address button, and manually enter static
network address information in the areas provided.