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Chapter 6: Managing Access Points & Clusters
Which Settings Are Shared As Part Of The Cluster Configuration And Which Are Not?
• Access points of the same model will form a cluster.
• Access points of other brands will not join the cluster. These APs should be
administered with their own associated Administration tools.
6.3.4 Which Settings Are Shared As Part Of The Cluster
Configuration And Which Are Not?
Most configuration settings defined via the 9160 Wireless Gateway Administration
Web pages will be propagated to cluster members as a part of the cluster configuration.
6.3.4.1 Settings Shared In The Cluster Configuration
The cluster configuration includes:
• Network name (SSID).
• Administrator password.
• Configuration policy.
• User accounts and authentication.
• Wireless interface settings.
• Guest Welcome screen settings.
• Network Time Protocol (NTP) settings.
• Radio settings.
Only Mode, Channel, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS Threshold, and Rate
Sets are synchronized across the cluster. Beacon Interval, DTIM Period,
Maximum Stations, and Transmit Power do not cluster.
Note: When Channel Planning is enabled, the radio Channel is not synched
across the cluster. See “Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assign-
ment” on page 84
• Security settings.
• QoS queue parameters.
• MAC address filtering.