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Microsoft DHCP For WLAN8100
Microsoft DHCP For WLAN8100
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Abstract
The following guide provides a detailed overview of the standard and Avaya DHCP options and values
that are supported by the Avaya 8100 series Access Points running firmware version 1.0.1 or higher.
Acronym Key
Throughout this guide the following acronyms will be used:
Revision Control
No
Date
Version
Revised By
Remarks
January 2011
1.0
K. Marshall
Initial Release
February 2011
1.1
K. Marshall
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1.2
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Table of Contents
Figures .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Tables............................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
3.
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Figures
Figure 1.0 DHCP Process .......................................................................................................................... 7
Tables
Table 1.1 Vendor Class Identifier ............................................................................................................... 8
Table 1.2 Standard DHCP Options ............................................................................................................ 9
Table 1.3 Avaya DHCP Options .............................................................................................................. 13
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Conventions
This section describes the text, image, and command conventions used in this document.
Symbols
Text
Bold text indicates emphasis.
Italic text in a Courier New font indicates text the user must enter or select in a menu item, button or
command:
ERS5520-48T# show running-config
Output examples from Avaya devices are displayed in a Lucida Console font:
ERS5520-48T# show sys-info
Operation Mode:
Switch
MAC Address:
00-12-83-93-B0-00
6370.4
Reset Count:
83
Power Status:
Primary Power
Autotopology:
Enabled
None
None
None
None
sysDescr:
FW:6.0.0.10
Mfg Date:12042004
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SW:v6.2.0.009
HW Dev:H/W rev.02
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AP 8120
Avaya AP 8100
Description
001
Subnet Mask
003
Router
006
Name Server
012
Hostname
015
Domain Name
028
Broadcast Address
043
050
Requested IP Address
051
053
054
Server Identifier
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055
058
059
060
Class Identifier
061
Client Identifier
1.2.1
The subnet mask option specifies the DHCP clients subnet mask. If both the subnet mask and the router
option are specified in a DHCP reply, the subnet mask option MUST be supplied first.
Option
Description
Format
Example
001
Subnet Mask
IP Address
255.255.255.0
1.2.2
The router option specifies a list of IP addresses for routers (default gateway) on the DHCP clients
subnet. Routers should be listed in order of preference.
This option must be supplied to Avaya 8100 series Access Points if the Avaya 8100 series Wireless
Controllers are deployed on a separate IP subnet.
Option
Description
Format
Example
003
Router
IP Address
192.168.1.1
1.2.3
The domain name server option specifies a list of Domain Name System name servers available to the
DHCP clients. DNS servers should be listed in order of preference.
This option must be supplied to Avaya 8100 series Access Points if DNS name resolution is being used to
discover the Avaya 8100 series Wireless Controllers.
Option
Description
Format
Example
006
Name Server
IP Address
192.168.1.2
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1.2.4
The domain name option specifies the domain name that DHCP clients should use when resolving
hostnames via the domain name system.
This option must be supplied to Avaya 8100 series Access Points if DNS name resolution is being used to
discover the Avaya 8100 series Wireless Controllers.
Option
Description
Format
Example
015
Domain Name
String
example.com
1.2.5
The broadcast address option specifies the broadcast address in use on the DHCP clients subnet.
Option
Description
Format
Example
028
Broadcast Address
IP Address
192.168.1.255
1.2.6
The network time protocol server option provides the DHCP clients with a list of one of more Network
Time Protocol server IP addresses.
Option
Description
Format
Example
042
IP Address
192.168.1.6
1.2.7
The requested IP address option is used in a client request (DHCP Discover) to allow the DHCP clients to
request a particular IP address be assigned.
Option
Description
Format
Example
050
Requested IP Address
IP Address
192.168.1.10
1.2.8
The IP address lease time option is supplied to the DHCP clients with the DHCP Offer to indicate the
lease time the DHCP server willing to offer.
Option
Description
Format
Example
051
Integer
86400
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1.2.9
The DHCP message type option is used to convey the type of the DHCP message.
Option
Description
Format
Example
053
Integer
1 DHCP Discover
2 DHCP Offer
3 DHCP Request
4 DHCP Decline
5 DHCP ACK
6 DHCP NAK
7 DHCP Release
Description
Format
Example
054
Server Identifier
IP Address
192.168.10.6
Description
Format
Example
055
Integer
1 Subnet Mask
3 Router
6 Domain Name Server
12 Hostname
15 Domain Name
28 Broadcast Address
40 Network Information Service Domain
41 Network Information Service Servers
42 Network time protocol Servers
43 Vendor-Specific Information
60 Vendor Class Identifier
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Description
Format
Example
058
Integer
86400 (seconds)
Description
Format
Example
059
Integer
86400 (seconds)
Description
Format
Example
060
Class Identifier
String
Avaya AP 8100
Description
Format
Example
061
Client Identifier
String
015ce286104ac0
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Type
Firmware
Description
IP Address
(Array)
String
Integer
Integer
IP Address
String
String
String
1.3.1
This sub-option is mandatory and must be included with DHCP option 43 values supplied to the Avaya
8100 series Access Points. Avaya 8100 series Access Points will only decode additional sub-options if
this option and value AVAYA AP is present in the DHCP offer. If this sub-option is absent, the Access
Points will drop all additional sub-options without decoding.
Option
Description
Format
Example (Mandatory)
008
Start String
String
AVAYA AP
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1.3.2
This sub-option can be included with the DHCP option 43 to provide Avaya 8100 series Access Points
with one or more Avaya 8100 series Wireless Controller IP addresses. The IP Address supplied should
point to the IP addresses of the Active Mobility Domain Controller (A-MDC) and Backup Mobility Domain
Controller (B-MDC).
The Avaya 8100 series Access Points maybe managed by a non A-MDC or non B-MDC based
on the Access Points preferred controller configuration or load-balancing performed by the AMDC / B-MDC.
If sub-option 001 and sub-option 002 are absent, the Avaya 8100 series Access Points will attempt
discovery by resolving the default hostnames WC1, WC2, WC3 and WC4.
Option
Description
Format
Example
001
Controller IP Address
IP Address
(Array)
192.168.1.30
1.3.3
192.168.1.31
This sub-option can be included with DHCP option 43 to provide the Avaya 8100 series Access Points
with a user defined hostname used to discover Avaya 8100 series Wireless Controllers. The hostname
supplied should resolve to the IP addresses of the Active Mobility Domain Controller (A-MDC) and/or
Backup Mobility Domain Controller (B-MDC).
The Avaya 8100 series Access Points maybe managed by a non A-MDC or B-MDC based on
the Access Points preferred controller configuration or load-balancing performed by the A-MDC /
B-MDC.
If this sub-option is provided, the DHCP server MUST include option 06 Domain Name Server in
DHCP offer.
Option
Description
Format
Example
002
Controller Hostname
String
wc8180-1
wc8180-2
1.3.4
This sub-option can be included with DHCP option 43 to provide the Avaya 8100 series Access Points
with the TCP/UDP base port configured on the Avaya 8100 series Wireless Controllers when the default
base port 61000 has been modified.
The base port can be obtained by issuing a show wireless command on the 8100 series wireless
controllers.
Option
Description
Format
Example
003
Integer
62000
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1.3.5
This sub-option can be included with DHCP option 43 to enable site survey mode on the Avaya 8100
series Access Points. This option is used to tell the Avaya 8100 series Access Points to download and
boot from a site-survey image. The site survey image converts the Avaya 8100 series Access Points to
stand-alone mode with a minimal feature set for performing site surveys.
Option
Description
Format
Example
004
Integer
1.3.6
This sub-option can be included with DHCP option 43 to communicate the TFTP server IP address the
Avaya 8100 series Access Points are to use to download the site survey image from. This sub-option is
only decoded if sub-option 007 (Site Survey Image Name) is available.
Option
Description
Format
Example
005
IP Address
192.168.1.7
1.3.7
This sub-option can be included with DHCP option 43 to verify the site survey image version available on
the Avaya 8100 series Access Points and the TFTP server. If there is a version mismatch, the Avaya
8100 series Access Points will download the new site survey image from the TFTP server.
Option
Description
Format
Example
006
String
1.0.0.05
1.3.8
This sub-option can be included with DHCP option 43 to communicate the site survey image filename the
Avaya 8100 series Access Points are to download.
Option
Description
Format
Example
007
String
AP8120Aux_1_0_0_05.tar
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Mandatory Prefix
08:08:41:56:41:59:41:20:41:50 = AVAYA AP
IP Address
01:04:co:a8:0b:1e = 192.168.11.30
01:04:c0:a8:0b:1f = 192.168.11.31
Note: Each IP Addresses must include the prefix 01:04.
03:03:[ee:48] = 61000
Note: The base port must include the prefix 03:03.
An example entry to provide Avaya 8100 series Access Points with the Wireless Controller IP Addresses
192.168.11.30 & 192.168.11.31 with the base port 6200 would be as follows:
08:08:41:56:41:59:41:20:41:50:01:04:co:a8:0b:1e:01:04:c0:a8:0b:1f:03:03:f2:30
Access Points running 1.0 GA firmware do not support the new DHCP options. To migrate to the
new DHCP options, all the Access Points serviced by the DHCP scope must be running 1.0.1 or
later firmware. To ease migration it is recommended that the legacy options be maintained in the
DHCP scope until all the Access Points serviced by the DHCP scope have been upgraded.
Once the Access Points have been upgraded, the new DHCP options can be added to the
scope.
Prior to the 1.0 GA release, Avaya 8100 series Access Points only supported IP addresses
using a 01:04 prefix followed by the controller IP address in Hex (example 01:04:co:a8:0b:1e).
Access Points running pre-GA firmware will only perform discovery if this option 43 format is
used.
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2. Configuration Example
The following configuration example demonstrates how to provision a Microsoft Windows DHCP Server to
support vendor class and sub-options for the Avaya 8100 series Access Points then apply the vendor
class and sub-option values to a scope:
Open the DHCP Snap-In. Right-click on the applicable DHCP server branch then click Define
Vendor Classes:
Click Add:
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In the Display name field enter Avaya AP 8100. In the ASCII field type Avaya AP 8100.
Optionally enter a Description then click OK:
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Right-click on the applicable DHCP server branch then click Set Predefined Options:
In the Predefined Options and Values window, select the Option Class name Avaya AP 8100
then click Add:
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Define the following mandatory Avaya sub-option to configure the Avaya 8100 series Access
Points to support additional sub-options:
Define the following recommended sub-options to enable Avaya 8100 series Wireless
Controller discovery:
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Select a scope supporting the Avaya 8100 series Access Points, right-click then select
Configure Options:
Check the mandatory option 008 Start String. In the String value field enter the value AVAYA
AP. Click OK:
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The following provides scope option examples for enabling Avaya 8100 series Wireless
Controller discovery:
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The following provides scope option examples to enable site survey operation:
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Configured scope options and values will be displayed in the DHCP scope and will only be
assigned to Avaya 8100 series Access Points being served from the scope:
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3. Reference Documentation
Document Title
Description
http://support.microsoft.com
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