User's Manual

Configuring the Wireless AP
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Configuring Wireless AP settings
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• Approved as Sensor – AP ceases performing RF services and begins
performing scanning services. For more information, see Section 4.9,
“Configuring an AP as a sensor”, on page 141.
Note: Only approve an AP as a sensor if HiPath HiGuard has been
installed on your HiPath Wireless Manager. For more information, see the
HiPath Wireless Manager User Guide.
Note: The HiPath Wireless Outdoor AP and the Wireless 802.11n AP
cannot work as a sensor; you cannot assign the sensor role to the HiPath
Wireless Outdoor AP or the Wireless 802.11n AP.
• Pending – AP is removed from the Active list, and is forced into
discovery.
• Release – Release foreign Wireless APs after recovery from a failover.
Releasing an AP corresponds to the Availability functionality. For more
information, see Chapter 7, “Availability, mobility, and controller
functionality”.
• Delete – Releases the Wireless AP from the HiPath Wireless Controller
and deletes the Wireless AP’s entry in the HiPath Wireless Controller's
management database.
4.5.2 Modifying a Wireless AP’s properties
Once a Wireless AP has successfully registered, you can then modify its
properties. Modifying an AP’s properties can include modifying properties on the
following tabs:
• AP properties
• 802.11b/g/n
• 802.11a/n
• Static Configuration
•802.1x
You can modify a Wireless AP’s properties based on its role either as an access
point or as a sensor. For more information, see Section 4.9, “Configuring an AP
as a sensor”, on page 141.