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Cisco Aironet Access Point Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 12 Special Configurations
Using Hot Standby Mode
Follow these steps to enable Hot Standby mode:
Step 1 On the standby access point, duplicate the settings that are entered on the
monitored access point. Critical settings include:
• SSID (found on the Express Setup page)
• Default IP Subnet Mask (also on the Express Setup page)
• Default Gateway (also on the Express Setup page)
• Data rates (found on the AP Radio Hardware page)
• WEP settings (found on the AP Radio Data Encryption page)
• Authentication Types (found on the AP Radio Data Encryption page)
Step 2 On the standby access point, browse to the AP Radio Identification page:
a. On the Summary Status page, click Setup.
b. On the Setup page, click Identification in the AP Radio row under Network
Ports.
Step 3 Select no for the Adopt Primary Port Identity option and click Apply. The access
point reboots.
After the access point reboots, the radio has its own identity: the radio IP and
MAC addresses are different from the Ethernet addresses. The default IP address
for the radio is 10.0.0.2.
In two situations, you might need to change the radio IP address from its default
setting:
• You must change the radio IP address if you need to use 10.0.0.2 for the
Ethernet IP address. The Ethernet and radio ports on the standby access point
must have different IP addresses.
• You must change the radio IP address if you need to browse to the standby
access point through its radio port. If you need to browse to the access point
through the radio port, assing the port an IP address on the same subnet as the
Ethernet IP address.
Step 4 After the access point reboots, browse to the Hot Standby page.
Step 5 Enter the monitored access point’s SSID in the Service Set ID entry field.
Step 6 Enter the monitored access point’s MAC address in the MAC Address For the
Monitored AP entry field.