Wizard Step 1

Wireless LAN Controller->Wizard->Wireless LAN Controller Wizard

Here you define certain basic characteristics of the WLAN controller:

  1. Region: The region where your WLAN network is located. This setting adapts your WLAN network to the WLAN regulations of your region (e.g. permitted frequencies).

  2. Interface: Defines over which interface the controller communicates with the APs (the IP of this interface is the WLAN Controller IP address configured in option 138 of the DHCP server).

  3. DHCP Server: Defines whether the Internal or an External DHCP server is used for the access points. When using the internal DHCP server, all DHCP server settings including option 138 are made automatically. You'll find information on configuring an external DHCP server in Appendix.

  4. IP Address Range: Defines the IP address range available to the internal DHCP server.

  5. Click on Next.

Note

Before proceeding, please make sure that any existing external DHCP server is operative and that DHCP option 138 is enabled. If an external or internal DHCP server was already enabled at the time of AP installation, but DHCP option 138 was only subsequently enabled, the WLAN controller may fail to display the APs within your network. This can happen because the APs have already been assigned an IP address, but have not yet received the WLAN controller IP address. This can be remedied by waiting for the expiration of the DHCP lease time or by resetting the APs.