User's Guide

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Configuring the Wireless AP
Configuring Wireless AP settings
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March 2010
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V7.11, User Guide 129
3. Modify the Wireless AP’s information:
•Name – Type a unique name for the Wireless AP that identifies the AP.
The default value is the Wireless AP’s serial number.
•Host Name – This value, which is be based on AP Name, cannot be
directly edited. This value depicts the AP Host-Name value. If the AP
Name value does begin with a number, for example when it is the AP's
serial number, the AP's model is prepended to the value. This value is
used for tracking purposes on the DHCP server.
• Description – Type comments for the Wireless AP.
•Role – Click the role for the AP, either Access Point or Sensor. Once the
AP is configured as a Sensor, the AP no longer performs RF services and
is no longer managed by the HiPath Wireless Controller. For more
information, see Section 4.9, “Configuring an AP as a sensor”, on page
215.
4. To save your changes, click Save.
4.4.4 Assigning Wireless AP radios to a VNS
There are three methods of assigning Wireless AP radios to VNSs:
• VNS configuration – When a VNS is configured, you can assign Wireless
AP radios to the VNS through its associated WLAN Service. For more
information, see Section 6.9.1, “Configuring a WLAN Service”, on page 309.