External DHCP server

For the access points to be manageable by the WLAN controller they must know the IP address of the WLAN controller. So in addition to the required basic network settings such as device IP address, default gateway and nameserver, the DHCP server needs to provide the access point with the IP address of the WLAN controller. This is done via option 138 of the DHCP protocol. This option (also named CAPWAP Access Controller) must, therefore, be enabled on the DHCP server, and the IP address of the WLAN controller (which you configured in chapter 4.1) must be specified. In case:

Another Bintec router is operating as DHCP server:

The required configuration steps are described in the appendix.
A Microsoft Server 2003 or Server 2008 is operating as DHCP server:

The required configuration steps are described in the appendix.
A Linux server is operating as DHCP server:

The required configuration steps are described in the appendix.
The router of a third-party provider is operating as DHCP server:

Please perform the configuration of DHCP option 138 according to the respective documentation.