DHCP with locally switched H-REAP

[MICHAEL BURNS]

If I read correctly, it states that DHCP has to be local if the AP's are going to be run in locally switched H-REAP mode.  Is that correct? 

[Surendra BG · Accepted solution]

Yes you are 200% correct!!

The clients will be getting the IP from the pool which will be on the remote site and then the traffic will be switched from the local router which goes out to the internet without depending on the Central site.. The clients who are on the Local switching will still be connected when the central site goes down!!.. this is because of the local pool which is configured and which goes out to the internet!!

Lemme know if this answered ur question and please dont forget to rate the usefull posts!!

Regards

Surendra

[MICHAEL BURNS]

Thank you for the verification.  We run DHCP centrally, so apparently H-REAP isn't an option.  Thank you!

[George Stefanick · Accepted solution]

If you have a dependecy on DHCP from a centeral location, then yes may not be a winning combo for ya ... HREAP is really deisgned for locations that site behind a VPN. Should they lose the connect with the remote office they can typically still operate.

[George Stefanick · Accepted solution]

HI Michael,

This is correct. When you put a Cisco ap into local swicth mode it takes on the "local" subnet. Think of it this way ... It behaves "ip wise" much like an autonmous access point.

So if you did nothing and just did an HREAP ap and plugged it into your local switch. WiFi clients would get the local subnet and the your AP would as well..

Does this help ?

[George Stefanick]

Dam you Sur ... you beat me to it! LOL