Installation guide

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Once an AAP is adopted by the switch, it displays within the switch Access Port Radios screen (under
the Network parent menu item) as an AP-5131, AP-5181 or AP-7131 within the AP Type column.
B.4.3 Adaptive AP Deployment Considerations
Before deploying your switch/AAP configuration, refer to the following usage caveats to optimize its
effectiveness:
• Extended WLANs are mapped to the AP’s LAN2 interface and all independent WLANs are mapped to the
AP’s LAN1 Interface.
• If deploying multiple independent WLANs mapped to different VLANs, ensure the AP’s LAN1 interface is
connected to a trunk port on the Layer 2/Layer 3 switch and appropriate management and native VLANs
are configured.
• The WLAN used for mesh backhaul must always be an independent WLAN.
• The switch configures an AAP. If manually changing wireless settings on the AP, they are not updated on
the switch. It's a one way configuration, from the switch to the AP.
• An AAP always requires a router between the AP and the switch.
• An AAP can be used behind a NAT.
• An AAP uses UDP port 24576 for control frames and UDP port 24577 for data frames.
• Multiple VLANs per WLAN, Layer 3 mobility, dynamic VLAN assignment, NAC, self healing, rogue AP, MU
locationing, hotspot on extended WLAN are some of the important wireless features not supported in an
AAP supported deployment.
NOTE: For AAP to work properly with RFS7000, you need to have independent and
extended WLANs mapped to a different VLAN than the ge port.