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In RF Plan or RF Live, the AP name can be part of a fully-qualified location name (FQLN) in the format
APname.floor.building.campus. The APname portion of the FQLN must be unique.
Duplicate Names
You can display the status of APs in your database by executing the show ap database long command. The output
will flag an AP that has a duplicate name (N flag).
To clear the AP with the duplicate name (assuming it is no longer connected to your network), use the command
clear gap-db wired-mac.
Renaming in the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless> AP Installation page. A list of discovered APs are on this page.
2. Select the AP you want to rename, and click Provision.
3. On the Provisioning page, scroll to the AP list at the bottom of the page and find the AP you want to rename.
4. In the AP Name field, enter the new unique name for the AP.
5. Click Apply and Reboot.
Renaming in the CLI
Execute the following command (from enable mode) only on a master controller. Executing the command causes
the AP to automatically reboot.
ap-rename {ap-name <name>|serial-num <number>|wired-mac <macaddr>} <new-name>
If an AP is recognized by the controller but is powered off or not connected to the network or controller when you
execute the command, the request is queued until the AP is powered back on or reconnected.
AP Groups
An AP group is a set of APs to which the same configuration is applied. There is an AP group called “default” to
which all APs discovered by the controller are assigned. By using the “default” AP group, you can configure
features that are applied globally to all APs.
You can create additional AP groups and assign APs to that new group. However, an AP can belong to only one AP
group at a time. For example, you can create an AP group “Victoria” that consists of the APs that are installed in
a company’s location in British Columbia. You can create another AP group “Toronto” that consists of the APs in
Ontario. You can configure the “Toronto” AP group with different information from the APs in the “Victoria” AP
group (see Figure 17).
Note: Renaming an AP requires a reboot of the AP before the new name takes effect. Therefore, if you need to do this, there
should be little or no client traffic passing through the AP.