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Configure multiple Access points with DHCP

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 i have 3 D_Link  DWL-3200AP  access points. i will be putting these up in a Two Floor Office block.

I need to configure them so that, first of all DHCP is used to give out ip address' to clients.

I have configured one right now with DHCP server on and it is working fine. Clients receive ip address and are able to surf the internet and access local network resources.

Now how do i configure the remainder of the Access Points. I know they all will have same SSID and encryption and passKey

But my main concern is how will the DHCP work on the Access Points. Do i Have to configure DHCP on all three Access Points?
I do not want to enable DHCP on the server as there are clients who use laptops with DHCP turned on for their LAN connection and they have "Alternate Address" Configured for their LAN connections.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
 
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Ohh, and the reason for not setting up 3 DHCP servers is that they would all be handing out IPs on the same network (the first server to answer would hand out the IP) with no regard for eachother, so an IP conflict would be almost certain.
Also, everytime you changed something (Default Gateway, DNS, ETC) you would have to change the scope on all 3 servers.
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thank you guys for all your input. sorry didnt back get to you earlier as i was travelling.
All access points up and running smoothly.
God Bless all