User's Manual

Availability, mobility, and controller functionality
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Availability overview
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, March 2008
254 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide
5. On each HiPath Wireless Controller, on the Access Approval page, check
the status of the Wireless APs and approve any APs that should be
connected to that controller.
System AP defaults can be used to assign a group of VNSs to the foreign
APs:
• If the APs are not yet known to the system, the AP will be initially
configured according to AP default settings. To ensure better transition in
availability, it is recommended that the AP default settings match the
desired VNS assignment for failover APs.
• AP assignment to VNSs according to the AP default settings can be
overwritten by manually modifying the AP VNS assignment. (For
example, select and assign each VNS that the AP should connect to.)
• If specific foreign APs have been assigned to a VNS, those specific
foreign AP assignments are used.
An alternate method to setting up APs includes:
1. Add each Wireless AP manually to each HiPath Wireless Controller.
2. On the AP Properties page, click Add Wireless AP.
3. Define the Wireless AP, and then click Add Wireless AP.
Manually defined APs will inherit the default AP configuration settings.
Caution: If two HiPath Wireless Controllers are paired and one has the Allow
All option set for Wireless AP registration, all Wireless APs will register with
that HiPath Wireless Controller.
To set the primary or secondary HiPath Wireless Controllers for availability:
1. From the main menu, click Wireless AP Configuration. The Wireless APs
page is displayed.
2. In the left pane, click AP Registration. The Wireless AP Registration page
is displayed.