Specifications

Adaptive AP
Altitude 3500 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide
548
Where to Go From Here
Refer to the following for a further understanding of AAP operation:
● Adaptive AP Management on page 548
● Types of Adaptive APs on page 549
● Licensing on page 549
● Controller Discovery on page 549
● Securing a Configuration Channel Between Controller and AP on page 550
● Adaptive AP WLAN Topology on page 551
● Chapter 10
● Securing Data Tunnels between the Controller and AAP on page 551
● Adaptive AP Controller Failure on page 551
● Remote Site Survivability (RSS) on page 552
● For a dependant AAP, independent WLANs continue to beacon for three days in the absence of a
controller. on page 552
For an understanding of how AAP support should be configured for the access point and its connected
controller, see “How the AP Receives Its Adaptive Configuration” on page 555.
For an overview of how to configure both the access point and controller for basic AAP connectivity
and operation, see “Establishing Basic Adaptive AP Connectivity” on page 556.
To configure the access point’s controller discovery method and connection medium, see “Adaptive AP
Setup” on page 70.
Adaptive AP Management
An AAP can be adopted, configured and managed like a thin access port from the wireless controller.
NOTE
An AAP can support a firmware download from the wireless controller.
Once an access point connects to a controller and receives its AAP configuration, its WLAN and radio
configuration is similar to a thin access port. An AAP's radio mesh configuration can also be configured
from the controller. However, non-wireless features (DHCP, NAT, Firewall etc.) cannot be configured
from the controller and must be defined using the access point's resident interfaces before its conversion
to an AAP.