Concept Guide
17 | Setting up a W-IAP Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide
Assigning a Static IP
To assign a static IP to a W-IAP:
1. Connect a terminal, PC, or workstation running a terminal emulation program to the Console port on the
W-IAP.
2. Turn on the W-IAP. An autoboot countdown prompt that allows you to interrupt the normal startup
process and access apboot is displayed.
3. Press Enter key before the timer expires. The W-IAP goes into the apboot mode.
4. In the apboot mode, execute the following commands to assign a static IP to the W-IAP.
Hit <Enter> to stop autoboot: 0
apboot>
apboot> setenv ipaddr 192.0.2.0
apboot> setenv netmask 255.255.255.0
apboot> setenv gatewayip 192.0.2.2
apboot> save
Saving Environment to Flash...
Un-Protected 1 sectors
.done
Erased 1 sectors
Writing
5. Use the printenv command to view the configuration.
apboot> printenv
Provisioning a W-IAP
This section provides the following information:
l Zero Touch Provisioning of W-IAPs on page 17
l Provisioning W-IAPs through W-AirWave
Zero Touch Provisioning of W-IAPs
Zero Touch Provisioning eliminates the traditional method of deploying and maintaining devices and allows
you to provision new devices in your network automatically, without manual intervention. Following are the
zero-touch provisioning methods for Instant.
In order for zero-touch provisioning to be successful, the timezone of the W-IAP must be in synchronization
with the NTPserver.
To facilitate zero-touch provisioning using the W-AirWave Management Platform (AMP), or Activate, you must
configure the firewall and wired infrastructure to either allow the NTP traffic to pool.ntp.org, or provide
alternative NTP servers under DHCP options. For more information on configuring an NTPserver, see
NTPServer.
In a scenario where the NTP server is unreachable, the connection between the W-IAP and Activate will fall back
to the unsecured status. The NTPclient process running in the back end will continuously attempt to reconnect
to the NTPserver until a secure connection is established. The NTPclient process receives a response from the
NTP server on successfully establishing a connection and notifies the CLIprocess which runs a series of checks
to ensure the NTPserver is reachable.