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fred339
Oct 30, 2020Tutor
WiFi Access Point with DHCP server
I need to replace our DAP-2360 access points with one more current that will pass vulnerability scans. So, it needs to have a built-in DHCP server.
fred339
Oct 31, 2020Tutor
Yes, DAP-2360 is a DLink product. It was provided for reference so the question would be more complete.
re: "vulnerability scans" - just Google it. If one gets a lot of meaningful hits then one can be assured that it's a common term in the industry and might learn someting. It does get a lot of hits and it is a common term in the industry. The simple idea is that the replacement we're looking for needs to be up-to-date re: security.
"So" derives from the fact that the DAP-2360 has a built-in DHCP server and we've made use of it. Without it we'd have to change our architecture and our approach to a number of things that I need not enumerate.
The "nonsequitur" comment was unnecessary.
Yes, we know that most access points don't include a built-in DHCP server. So, we're asking the *product* experts if they know of any that are newer than the DAP-2360 which does have it.
This *is* the problem to be solved.
I could have written a longer explanation in the question but expect that would have resulted in a bunch of workaround ideas. That's not what I'm looking for. Either the device exists in someone's experience and knowledge or it does not. If it doesn't, no need to answer.
I take it that *antinode* doesn't know of one.
antinode
Oct 31, 2020Guru
> [...] meaningful hits then one can be assured that it's a common term
> in the industry and might learn someting. [...]
"common" and "specific" are spelled differently for a reason.
> [...] The simple idea is that the replacement we're looking for needs
> to be up-to-date re: security.
Still too vague to be helpful.
> This *is* the problem to be solved.
I'd say that the actual problem to be solved might be the provision
of a usable DHCP server to the WAP clients. Whether the WAP itself
should be that server is a different question.
> I could have written a longer explanation in the question but expect
> that would have resulted in a bunch of workaround ideas. [...]
Probably. (Do you wonder why?) How much time did you save this way,
do you think?
> [...] we're asking the *product* experts [...]
Not here, you're not. You might try a more relevant forum:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/bd-p/business-wireless-for-business