Specifications

AP Overview
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 9-5
Theipandhostkeywordscanbeinlowercase,uppercase(IPorHOST),ormixedcase(example:
Ip,Host,andsoon.)Youcanusespacesafterthecolonorcommas,butspacesarenotsupported
withinIPaddressesorhostnames.LeadingzeroesaresupportedinIPaddresses.For
example,
100.130.001.1isvalid.
Validcharactersinhostnamesareuppercaseandlowercaseletters,numbers,periods(.),and
hyphens(‐).Othercharactersarenotsupported.
Ifyouusethehostoption,youmustconfigurethenetwork’s DNSserverwithaddressrecordsthat
mapthehostnamesinthelist
totheRoamAboutSwitchIPaddresses.
AfterreceivingaDHCPOffercontainingavalidstring foroption43,aDistributedAPsendsa
unicastFindSwitchmessagetoeachRoamAboutSwitchinthelist.Referto“Howan APContacts
aRoamAboutSwitch(DHCP‐ObtainedAddress)”onpage 9‐7for
adescriptionofthisprocess.
NoconfigurationisrequiredontheRoamAboutSwitchitself .
AP Parameters
Table 9‐1summarizesparametersthatapplytoindividualaccesspoints,includingdual‐homing
parameters.(Forinformationaboutparametersforindividualradios,referto“Configuringa
RadioProfile”onpage 9‐43and “ConfiguringRadio‐SpecificParameters”onpage 9‐49.)
Table 9-1 Global AP Parameters
Parameter Default Value Description
name Based on the
Distributed AP
connection number.
For example, DAP01
AP name.
bias high Setting an AP’s bias on a RoamAbout Switch to high
causes the switch to be preferred over switches with
low bias, for booting and managing the AP.
Note: Bias applies only to RoamAbout Switches that
are indirectly attached to the AP through an
intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 network. An AP always
attempts to boot on AP port 1 first, and if a RoamAbout
Switch is directly attached on AP port 1, the AP boots
from it regardless of the bias settings.
group None Named set of AP’s. MSS load-balances user sessions
among the access points in the group.
upgrade-firmware enable Automatic upgrade of boot firmware.
blink disable LED blink mode—blinking LEDs on an AP make the
AP visually easy to identify.