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WLC 2504 and DHCP with 3602 series WAP's

RJ RJ — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 06:56:14 GMT

Hi,

I am looking to enable the internal DHCP on my WLC. I have enabled it and it seems to be operating correctly but I think my routing and or settings allowing me to access anything beyond the private network is wrong.

DHCP is handing out correct IP info and DNS info.

My question is this. How do I route the new private network (10.1.9.*) out to our existing 10.1.4.1. (management IP is 10.1.4.253) Can this be done within the WLC ?

Thanks,

WLC 2504 and DHCP with 3602 series WAP's

ericgarnel — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:38:32 GMT

You can add static routes to the WLC, but it will not act as router in the same regard. You will need to have a gateway in place for the WLC to understand how to get to that particular network.

Also, creating a dynamic interface on the WLC itslelf and placing the interface in that network is another way to do it.

For example:

My 2504 - Mgmt network: 192.168.1.x/24 - APs get 192.168.1.x ips

Client network: 172.20.1.x/24 - clients get 172.20.1.x ips

I then trunk the WLC to a switch. You can also bind the port to the vlan as well.

WLC 2504 and DHCP with 3602 series WAP's

Stephen Rodriguez — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:37:34 GMT

Network Routes on a WLC are for forcing traffic out of the service port, and I do not believe this is possible on teh 2504 product line.

On the switch you are connecting to the WLC are you trunking the VLAN?

Remember the WLC is a layer 2 device, not a layer 3 device.

HTH,
Steve

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WLC 2504 and DHCP with 3602 series WAP's

Abhishek Abhishek — Tue, 07 May 2013 22:52:57 GMT

Hello RJ,

As per your query i can suggest you the following solution-

As WLC is a layer 2 device is an appliance that attaches to your network but does not function like a router. There must be a Layer 3 device to route packets between VLANs. The WLC maps the SSID of the clients to the VLAN subnet and puts them back out on the management interface for the upstream routers to route packets.

Hope this will help.