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l PPPoE Password: Enter and then confirm the PPPoE password for this remote AP.
l PPPoE Service Name: Either an ISP name or a class of service configured on the PPPoE server.
6. (Optional) To allow the remote AP to use PEAP to authenticate to 802.1X networks, enter a user name and
password in the 802.1X Parameter using PEAP section.
7. In the Master Discovery section, define how the AP should identify its WLAN controller. For more
information on the different controller discovery methods, see Enable Controller Discovery on page 495.
8. (Optional) Define the uplink VLAN. If you configure an uplink VLAN on an AP connected to a port in trunk
mode, the AP sends and receives frames tagged with this VLAN on its Ethernet uplink. To define the uplink
VLAN, entering a VLAN ID from 1-4095 (inclusive) in the IP Settings section of the Provisioning window,
9. Define how the AP should obtain its IP address. If you have configured an DHCP server to allow APs to get
addresses using DHCP, select Obtain IP address using DHCP. For more information on configuring a
DHCP server, see Enable DHCP to Provide APs with IP Addresses on page 497. Otherwise, select Use the
Following IP address and enter the appropriate values in the following fields:
l IP address: IP address for the AP, in dotted-decimal format
l Subnet mask: Subnet mask for the IP, in dotted-decimal format.
l Gateway IP address: The IP address the AP uses to reach other networks.
l DNS IP address: The IP address of the Domain Name Server.
l Domain name: (optional) The default domain name.
10.(Optional) Access points can be configured in single-chain mode, allowing the radios of those APs to
transmit and receive data using only legacy rates and single-stream HT and VHT rates on a single radio chain
and single antenna or antenna interface. On APs with external antennas, this feature uses the external
antenna interface labeled A0 or ANT0 (radio chain 0); the other (one or two) antenna interfaces are left
unused. If you are provisioning an 802.11n-capable AP, select the Enable for Radio-0 or Enable for
Radio-1 checkboxes in the Single-Chain Mode section to enable single-chain mode for the selected radio.
AP radios in single-chain mode will transmit and receive data using only legacy rates and single-stream HT
rates up to MCS 7. This feature is disabled by default.
11.(Optional) Define the AP name or SNMP location. The AP list section displays current information for an AP,
and allows you to define additional parameters for your AP, such as AP Name, SNMP System Location.
12.Click Apply and Reboot. (Reprovisioning the AP causes it to automatically reboot).
Configuring a Remote AP
A remote AP (RAP) is recommended when the network between the AP and controller is an un-trusted/non-
routable network, such as the Internet. Furthermore, a RAP supports an internal DHCP server, while a campus
AP does not.
Remote Authentication
The two most common ways to provision an AP for remote authentication are certificate-based AP
provisioning and provisioning using a pre-shared key. Although both options allow for a simple secure setup of
your remote network, you should make sure that the procedure you select is supported by your controller, the
AP model type and the end user’s client software. If you must provision your APs using a pre-shared key, you
need to know which controller models you have that do not support certificate-based provisioning.
l Certificate based authentication allows a controller to authenticate a AP using its certificates instead of
a PSK. You can manually provision an individual AP with a full set of provisioning parameters, or
simultaneously provision an entire group of APs by defining a provisioning profile which contains a smaller
set of provisioning parameters that can be applied the entire AP group. When you manually provision an
individual AP to use certificated-based authentication, you must connect that AP to the controller before
you can define its provisioning settings.
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