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Add and Configure an AP with the Web UI
Floor
(optional)
Alphanumeric string up to 64 characters long
Contact
(optional)
Alphanumeric string up to 64 characters long
LED Mode
(optional)
Sets LED appearance on AP300/AP400 and AP1000.
Normal: LEDs are as described in the Access Point Installation Guide
Node ID: Not supported in release 5.1
Blink: Sets all LEDs flashing; this is useful to locate one AP. The blink
sequence is unique for different AP models.
Dark: Turns off all LEDs except power
AP Init Script
(optional)
Name of an initialization script that the access point runs when
booted. If nothing is configured here, the AP uses the default
bootscript.
Dataplane
Encryption
(optional)
In a Mesh configuration, selects how the AP and Controller pass data
packets:
On: the AP-Controller link is encrypted
Off: the AP-Controller link is unencrypted (default)
AP Role
(optional)
In a Mesh configuration, determines the role that the AP plays in the
mesh:
access: Access point is operating as a standard, wired AP.
wireless: Access Point is part of the Enterprise Mesh configuration,
providing wireless access services to 802.11/bg clients and backhaul
services on the 802.11/a link.
gateway: Access point is part of the Enterprise Mesh configuration,
providing the link between the wired and wireless service.
Parent AP ID
(optional)
In a Mesh configuration, a wireless AP is directed to look for a signal
from a Parent AP, which provides the wireless AP with its backhaul
connectivity. Several APs can be assigned the same Parent AP ID.
Link Probing
Duration
(optional)
Length of time (from 1 to 32000 minutes) that bridged APs wait before
rebooting when the controller link is broken. This setting is used in
Remote AP configurations to prevent AP reboots when the connectivity
to the remote controller is lost. The default is 120.
KeepAlive
Timeout
(seconds)
In the KeepAlive Timeout (seconds), specify the duration of time
(from 1 to 1800 seconds), for the remote APs to remain in the online
state with respect to the controller, even when the link to the AP is
down. The discovery message from the controller to the AP is modified
depending on the time lapse provided in the Link Probing Duration box
and the KeepAlive Timeout (seconds) box. The default is 20.
Field Description