User guide

HiPath Wireless Controller Configuration: Availability and Mobility
A31003-W1010-A100-1-7619, July 2005
110 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V3.0: User Guide
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Availability
1. In the AP Registration screen, set up each HiPath Wireless Controller in "Stand-alone
Mode" and "Secure Mode" (allow only approved Wireless APs to connect).
2. In the VNS Configuration, Topology screen, define a VNS on each HiPath Wireless
Controller with the same SSID (but different IP addresses).
3. On one HiPath Wireless Controller, allow all Wireless APs to associate with it. Then set the
Registration Mode to “Allow only approved” so that no more Wireless APs can register.
4. On the other HiPath Wireless Controller that is to be paired, allow all Wireless APs to
associate with it. Then set the Registration Mode to “Allow only approved” so that no more
Wireless APs can register
5. In the AP Registration screen, now enable the two HiPath Wireless Controllers as a pair,
as described below.
6. On each HiPath Wireless Controller, in the Access Approval screen, check the status of
the Wireless APs. Each set of Wireless APs on the home Controller should appear as
“local” while those on the other Controller should appear as “foreign”.
A second method to set up the HiPath Wireless Controllers is as follows:
1. In the AP Registration screen, enable the two HiPath Wireless Controllers as a pair, as
described below.
2. Add each Wireless AP manually to each HiPath Wireless Controller. (Select the Wireless
AP tab. In the Wireless AP Properties screen, click on the Add Wireless AP button. The
Wireless AP Configuration subscreen appears. Define the Wireless AP and click on the
Add Wireless AP button. In the Access Approval screen, change the Wireless AP status
from “Pending” to “Approved”.)
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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.