Reservation of access point IP addresses at DHCP server (Windows Server 2008)

The bintec™ access points employed (e.g. bintec W1002n™) are integrated into the network with the DHCP client mechanism. In this workshop, the Windows Server operates as a DHCP server, notably administering IP addresses of access points. To insure that the access points always remain accessible at the same IP address and always use the same IP address for RADIUS authentication, their IP addresses are reserved at the DHCP server.

Previously allocated IP addresses are listed in the Address Leases menu of the Windows 2008 Server manager. Using the context menu, the addresses of access points can be added as Reservations.

WLAN access points without active Address Leases (no IP address assigned) can be created via the New Reservation context menu. For this, the Ethernet MAC address of the respective access point must be saved.

To specify the information for a reserved client, proceed as follows;