Manual

Chapter 3: Managing Access Points and Clusters

Settings that are not shared must be configured individually on the

AT-WA7400 Management Software web pages for each access point. To

access the AT-WA7400 Management Software web pages for an access

point that is a member of the current cluster, click on its IP Address link on

the Cluster > Access Points page of the current access point.

Cluster Mode When an access point is a cluster member, it is considered to be in cluster

mode. You define whether you want new access points to join the cluster

or not via the configuration policy you set in the Basic Settings. You can

re-set an access point in cluster mode to standalone mode. (See

“Removing an Access Point from the Cluster” on page 49.)

Note

When the cluster is full (eight access points is the limit), extra access

points are added in standalone mode regardless of the configuration

policy in effect for new access points. See “How Many Access

Points Can a Cluster Support?” on page 44.

Standalone Mode The AT-WA7400 Wireless Access Point can be configured in standalone

mode. In standalone mode, an access point is not a member of the cluster

and does not share the cluster configuration, but rather requires manual

configuration that is not shared with other access points. (See “Removing

an Access Point from the Cluster” on page 49.)

Standalone access points are not listed on the Cluster > Access Points

page in the web pages of access points that are cluster members. You

need to know the IP address of a standalone access points in order to

configure and manage it directly. (See “Navigating to an Access Point by

Using its IP Address in a URL” on page 52.)

The Basic Settings page for a standalone access point indicates only that

the current mode is standalone and provides a button for adding the

access point to a cluster (group). If you click on any of the Cluster page in

the web pages for an access point in standalone mode, you are redirected

to the Join Cluster page because Cluster settings do not apply to

standalone access points.

Note

When the cluster is full (eight access points is the limit), extra access

points are added in standalone mode regardless of the configuration

policy in effect for new access points. See “How Many Access

Points Can a Cluster Support?” on page 44.

You can re-enable cluster mode on a standalone access point. (See

“Adding an Access Point to a Cluster” on page 50.)