Why AP use dhcp ip address instead of static ip add

[wfqk]

Hello, Here is a question. Sometimes we assign static ip address to AP, but the AP use dhcp ip address instead of the static ip address? When we check the AP, the static ip address is still there, but But the AP does not use it. Thank you

[Scott Fella]

That is the process when an ap that has a static can’t discover a controller, it falls to dhcp.

[balaji.bandi]

if you using a static IP address, you need to manual process to join the controller, that is management overhead.

if you like to reserve an IP address do in the DHCP reservation should work as i guess, if you like to keep the IP reserved.

[MHM Cisco World]

[joyaljp]

Correct, if the AP's static configured gateway is not reachable it switches to DHCP.