User's Guide

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Configuring the Wireless AP
Configuring an AP as a sensor
9034530-02,
March 2010
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V7.11, User Guide 215
• Clear search list – Click to clear previously assigned HiPath Wireless
Controllers that were configured to control this Wireless AP.
• Re-configure search list – Click to assign HiPath Wireless Controllers
to control this Wireless AP.
a) In the Add box, type the IP address of the HiPath Wireless Controller
that will control this Wireless AP.
b) Click Add. The IP address is added to the list.
c) Repeat to add additional HiPath Wireless Controllers.
d) Click Up and Down to modify the order of the HiPath Wireless
Controllers. The maximum is three HiPath Wireless Controllers.
The Wireless AP attempts to connect to the IP addresses in the order in which
they are listed. The Wireless AP is successful when it finds a HiPath Wireless
Controller that will allow it to register.
This feature allows the Wireless AP to bypass the discovery process. If the
HWC Search List is not populated, the Wireless AP will use SLP to discover
a HiPath Wireless Controller. For the initial Wireless AP deployment, it is
necessary to use one of the described options in Section 4.2, “Discovery and
registration overview”, on page 97.
6. To modify the WLAN assignments of the selected Wireless APs, in the WLAN
Assignment Option drop-down list, click one of the following:
• Clear WLAN list – Click to clear previously assigned WLAN services of
the Wireless APs.
• Re-configure WLAN list – Click to assign WLAN services to the Wireless
APs.
• In the Radio 1 and Radio 2 columns, select the Wireless AP radios
that you want to assign for each WLAN service.
7. To save your changes, click Save.
4.9 Configuring an AP as a sensor
Only the HiPath Wireless AP 2610/2620 and the Wireless 802.11n AP can be
configured as sensors.
A Wireless AP that is configured as a sensor performs scanning services and
relays information to HiPath Wireless Manager HiGuard. When an AP is
Approved as Sensor:
• The AP severs its connection to the HiPath Wireless Controller
• The AP registers with HiPath Wireless Manager HiGuard