Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 135)

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3. Refer to the IP Filtering field to optionally enable the IP filtering feature, and (if enabled) apply
existing IP filters (and their rules and permissions) to LAN1 or LAN2.
This interface is a
DHCP Server The Mobility 7131 Access Point can be configured to function as a DHCP server over the
LAN1 or LAN2 connection. Select the
This interface is a DHCP Server button and
manually enter static network address information in the areas provided.
Address Assignment
Range Use the address assignment parameter to specify a range of numerical (non DNS name) IP
addresses reserved for mapping client MAC addresses to IP addresses. If a manually
(static) mapped IP address is within the IP address range specified, that IP address could
still be assigned to another client. To avoid this, ensure all statically mapped IP addresses
are outside of the IP address range assigned to the DHCP server.
Advanced DHCP
Server Click the Advanced DHCP Server button to display a screen used for generating a list of
static MAC to IP address mappings for reserved clients. A separate screen exists for each of
the LANs. For more information, see Configuring Advanced DHCP Server Settings on page
5-124.
IP Address The network-assigned numerical (non DNS name) IP address of the Mobility 7131 Access
Point.
Network Mask The first two sets of numbers specify the network domain, the next set specifies the subset
of hosts within a larger network. These values help divide a network into subnetworks and
simplify routing and data transmission. The subnet mask defines the size of the subnet.
Default Gateway The Default Gateway parameter defines the numerical (non DNS name) IP address of a
router the Mobility 7131 Access Point uses on the Ethernet as its default gateway.
Domain Name Enter the name assigned to the primary DNS server.
Primary DNS Server Enter the Primary DNS numerical (non DNS name) IP address.
Secondary DNS Server Brocade Mobility recommends entering the numerical IP address of an additional DNS
server (if available), used if the primary DNS server goes down. A maximum of two DNS
servers can be used.
WINS Server Enter the numerical (non DNS name) IP address of the WINS server. WINS is a Microsoft
NetBIOS name server. Using a WINS server eliminates the broadcasts needed to resolve
computer names to IP addresses by providing a cache or database of translations.
Mesh STP
Configuration Click the Mesh STP Configuration button to define bridge settings for this specific LAN.
Each of the access point’s two LANs can have a separate mesh configuration. As the
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) mentions, each mesh network maintains hello, forward delay
and max age timers. These settings can be used as is using the current default settings, or
be modified. However, if these settings are modified, they need to be configured for the LAN
connecting to the mesh network WLAN.
For information on mesh networking capabilities, see on page 9-443. If new to mesh
networking and in need of an overview, see In this chapter on page 9-443.
Enable IP Filtering Selecting this checkbox allows the LAN to employ filter policies and rules to determine
which IP packets are processed normally over the LAN and which are discarded. If
discarded, a packet is deleted and ignored (as if never received).
IP Filtering Select the IP Filtering button to display a screen where existing IP filter policies can be
applied to the LAN to allow or deny IP packets in either an incoming or outgoing direction
based on the rules defined for the policy.