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Chapter 10 Managing Firmware and Configurations

Distributing a Configuration

You use the Distribute Configuration page to distribute the access point’s

configuration to other Cisco Aironet access points. Figure 10-8 shows the

Distribute Configuration page. The distributing access point and the access points

that receive the configuration must have a Default Gateway setting other than the

default setting, which is 255.255.255.255 (the Default Gateway setting is on the

Express Setup and Routing Setup pages).

The access point sends its entire system configuration except for its IP identity

information and its User List. The configuration is sent and applied to all the

access points on your network that:

• Are running access point firmware version 10.05 or newer

• Can detect the IP multicast query issued by the distributing access point

(network devices such as routers can block multicast messages)

• Have their web servers enabled for external browsing (see the “Entering Web

Server Settings and Setting Up Access Point Help” section on page 7-7).

• Have the same HTTP port setting as the distributing access point (the HTTP

port setting is on the Web Server Setup page)

• Have a Default Gateway setting other than the default setting, which is

255.255.255.255 (the Default Gateway setting is on the Express Setup and

Routing Setup pages)

• If they have User Manager enabled, contain in their User Lists a user with the

same user name, password, and capabilities as the user performing the

distribution (the person logged in on the distributing access point)

Figure 10-8 Distribute Configuration Page

Follow this link path in the browser interface to reach the Distribute Configuration

page:

1. On the Summary Status page, click Setup.