User's Manual

Configuring the Wireless AP
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Configuring Wireless AP settings
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You can also locate and select Wireless APs in specific registration states to
modify their settings. For example, this feature is useful when approving pending
Wireless APs when there are a large number of other Wireless APs that are
already registered. On the Access Approval page, click Pending to select all
pending Wireless APs, then click Approve to approve all selected Wireless APs.
Configuring Wireless AP settings can include the following processes:
• Modifying a Wireless AP’s status
• Modifying a Wireless AP’s properties
• Modifying Wireless AP radio properties
• Setting up the Wireless AP using static configuration
• Setting up 802.1x authentication for a Wireless AP
When configuring Wireless APs, you can choose to configure individual Wireless
APs or simultaneously configure a group of Wireless APs. For more information,
see Section 4.8, “Configuring Wireless APs simultaneously”, on page 139.
4.5.1 Modifying a Wireless AP’s status
If during the discovery process, the HiPath Wireless Controller security mode was
Allow only approved Wireless APs to connect, then the status of the Wireless
AP is Pending. You must modify the security mode to Allow all Wireless APs to
connect. For more information, see Section 4.3.1, “Security mode”, on page 83.
To modify a Wireless AP's registration status:
1. From the main menu, click Wireless AP Configuration. The HiPath
Wireless AP page is displayed.
2. In the left pane, click Access Approval. The Access Approval page is
displayed, along with the registered Wireless APs and their status.