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DWS-1008 User’s Manual
D-Link Systems, Inc.
Conguring DWL-8220AP Access Points
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Conguring a Template for Automatic AP Conguration
You can use a conguration template to deploy uncongured Distributed APs. A Distributed
AP that does not have a conguration on an switch can receive its conguration from the
template instead.
The template assigns a Distributed AP number and name to the AP, from among the unused
valid AP numbers available on the switch. The template also congures the AP with the AP
and radio parameter settings in the template. The AP and radio parameter settings in the
template are congurable.
The template does not control SSIDs, encryption parameters, or any other parameters
managed by service proles. You still need to congure a service prole separately for each
SSID. A switch can have one template.
Congured APs Have Precedence Over Uncongured APs
When a switch determines the DWS-1008 IP address to send to a booting AP, the switch gives
preference to APs that are already congured, over uncongured APs that require a template.
The DWS-1008 can direct a congured AP to a switch that has active APs congured using
the template, even if the switch does not have capacity for more active APs. In this case, the
DWS-1008 randomly selects a DWL-8220AP using the template to disconnect, and accepts
a connection from the congured AP in its place.
The disconnected AP can then begin the boot process again to nd another switch that has a
template. When the AP is disconnected, the AP’s clients experience a service disruption, and
will attempt to associate with another AP if available to reconnect to the SSID they were using.
If another AP is not available to a client, the client can still reconnect after the disconnected
AP is connected to a new DWS-1008 and nishes the boot and conguration process.
Conguring a Template
The template for Distributed AP conguration is like an individual AP conguration, except
the conguration has the name auto instead of a Distributed AP number.
To create a template for automatic Distributed AP conguration, type the following
command:
DWS-1008# set dap auto
success: change accepted.