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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide
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Chapter 5 Wireless Menu Bar Selection
Cisco APs
Cisco APs > Details
Use WIRELESS > Access Points > Cisco APs and then click Detail to navigate to this page.
This page shows the details of the selected access point including the hardware, Operating System
software and boot version details.
Note Bridging information parameters are displayed only when the AP mode is set to “Bridge”.
Table 5-2 General Details
Parameter Description
AP Name Set the customer definable name of the access point.
Ethernet MAC
Address
The ethernet MAC address of the access point.
Base Radio MAC The MAC address of the 802.11a/b/g radio.
Regulatory Domain The regulatory domain of the AP.
AP IP Address IP address of the access point.
AP ID Identification number automatically assigned by the controller when the access
point is configured.
Admin Status Set the administration state of the access point to either enabled or disabled.
AP Static IP The static IP address of the AP.
Note This option is visible only when the controller is configured in layer3
mode.
When an AP boots up, it tries to determine if its static IP address is configured
or not. In case the AP has been configured with a static IP address that is not valid
on the network, the AP cannot join the controller and hence will not be able to
communicate with the rest of the network. In such a scenario, the only way to
recover that AP is to manually open the AP door and connect a serial console for
configuration purpose.
To overcome this, the AP can be configured in such a way that, even if its static
IP address is not valid on the network, it will initiate a DHCP process to get a
new IP address and use it for communication. This allows the AP to join the
controllers on the network.
Options for this parameter are:
• Checked - When the box is checked, you can set the following:
– AP Static IP: the static IP address of the AP.
– Netmask: subnet mask assigned to the AP IP address.
– Gateway: the gateway of the AP
• Unchecked - When the box is unchecked, the static IP address will be
disabled and the AP will initiate a DHCP process when it boots up to procure
the IP address.