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Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x | User Guide Access Points | 508
Chapter 22
Access Points
In ArubaOS, related configuration parameters are grouped into profiles that you can apply as needed to an AP
group or to individual APs. When an AP is first installed on the network and powered on, the AP locates its host
controller and the AP’s designated configuration is “pushed” from the controller to the AP. This chapter gives
an overview of the basic function of each AP profile, and describes the process to install and configure the APs
on your network.
The following topics are included in this chapter:
l Important Points to Remember on page 508
l Basic Functions and Features on page 510
l AP Settings Triggering a Radio Restart on page 511
l Naming and Grouping APs
l Understanding AP Configuration Profiles on page 515
l Before you Deploy an AP on page 522
l Enable Controller Discovery on page 522
l Enable DHCP to Provide APs with IP Addresses
l Enable Controller Discovery on page 522
l Configuring Installed APs on page 527
l Optional AP Configuration Settings on page 532
l Configuring AP Image Preload on page 840
l RF Management on page 544
l Optimizing APs Over Low-Speed Links on page 558
l AP Scanning Optimization on page 564
l Configuring AP Channel Assignments on page 566
l Managing AP Console Settings on page 568
l Link Aggregation Support on W-AP220 Series, W-AP270 Series, and W-AP320 Series on page 572
l Recording Consolidated AP-Provisioned Information on page 575
l Service Tag on page 577
Important Points to Remember
If you modify the configuration of an AP, those changes take effect immediately; you do not need to reboot
the controller or the AP for the changes to affect the current running configuration. Certain commands,
however, automatically force the AP radio to restart.
AP Settings Triggering a Radio Restart
Changing the following settings triggers the radio to restart on the W-AP200 Series, W-AP205H, W-AP210
Series, W-AP220 Series, or W-AP270 Series access points. When the radio restarts, wireless services will be
briefly interrupted. Clients will automatically reconnect to the network when the radio is again up and running.