D-Link DWL-2600AP User Manual - L3/ip Discovery

Basic Setup

D-Link

Unified Wired and Wireless Access System 

Oct. 2015

Page 545

D-Link UWS User Manual

Figure 357:  Wireless Discovery Configuration

In order for the DWS-4000 Series switch to discover other WLAN devices and establish communication with 

them, the devices must have their own IP address, must be able to find other WLAN devices, and must be 

compatible.

When the DWS-4000 Series switch discovers and validates APs, the switch takes over the management of the 

AP. If you configure the AP in Standalone mode, the existing AP configuration is replaced by the default AP 

Profile configuration on the switch. 

L3/IP Discovery

You can configure up to 256 IP addresses in the DWS-4000 Series switch for potential peer switches and APs. 

The switch sends association invitations to all IP addresses in this list. If the device accepts the invitation and 

is successfully validated by the switch, the switch and the AP or peer switch are associated.

This discovery method mechanism is useful for peer switch discovery and AP discovery when the devices are 

in different IP subnets. In fact, for a switch to recognize a peer that is not on the same subnet, you must 

configure the IP addresses of each switch in the peer’s L3 discovery list.

Note: 

The list of IP addresses is separate and independent from the list of valid managed APs. Devices 

discovered through this list might not be valid APs or switches.

Note: 

If an AP has already been discovered through another method, the DWS-4000 Series switch will 

not poll the IP address of the AP.