topic Re: AP basics in Wireless https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-basics/m-p/483739#M137834 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>AP realy acts as a bridge but as an L2 device needn't any IP address. Aironet can serve more VLANs (more IP spaces) but his own IP address is typicaly only on native VLAN. This VLAN can be used for a management and needn't be served into the air. WiFi clients can get addresses through theirs VLANs.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:33:04 GMT mirek.tichy_2 2006-01-26T23:33:04Z AP basics https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-basics/m-p/483738#M137833 <P>Hello, would appreciate some feedback..</P><P></P><P>I understand that the AP can receive ip addresses for WLAN clients from an active DHCP server on the LAN. In that case, is the AP acting like a bridge with the interface to the LAN having the same IPs as the ones assigned to the WLAN clients?</P><P></P><P>TIA</P><P>Shervan</P> Sun, 04 Jul 2021 18:33:29 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-basics/m-p/483738#M137833 Shervan Singh 2021-07-04T18:33:29Z Re: AP basics https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-basics/m-p/483739#M137834 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>AP realy acts as a bridge but as an L2 device needn't any IP address. Aironet can serve more VLANs (more IP spaces) but his own IP address is typicaly only on native VLAN. This VLAN can be used for a management and needn't be served into the air. WiFi clients can get addresses through theirs VLANs.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:33:04 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/wireless/ap-basics/m-p/483739#M137834 mirek.tichy_2 2006-01-26T23:33:04Z