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The disconnected MAP can then begin the boot process again to find another WX switch that has an Auto-AP profile. When the MAP is disconnected, the MAP clients experience a service disruption, and will attempt to associate with another MAP if available to reconnect to the SSID they were using. If another MAP is not available to a client, the client can still reconnect after the disconnected MAP is connected to a new WX and finishes the boot and configuration process.

Configuring an Auto-AP Profile

The Auto-AP profile for Distributed MAP configuration is like an individual MAP configuration, except the configuration has the name auto instead of a Distributed MAP number.

To create an Auto-AP profile for automatic Distributed MAP configuration, type the following command:

WX1200# set ap auto success: change accepted.

To display the MAP settings in the Auto-AP profile, type the following command:

WX1200# display ap <apnum> config auto Dap auto: mode: disabled bias: high fingerprint boot-download-enable: YES force-image-download: NO

Radio 1: type: 802.11g, mode: enabled, channel: dynamic

tx pwr: 15, profile: default

auto-tune max-power: default

Radio 2: type: 802.11a, mode: enabled, channel: dynamic

tx pwr: 11, profile: default

auto-tune max-power: default

This example shows the defaults for the MAP parameters you can configure in the Auto-AP profile. Table 16 lists the configurable Auto-AP profile parameters and their defaults. The only parameter that requires configuration is the Auto-AP profile mode. The Auto-AP profile is disabled by default. To use the Auto-AP profile to configure Distributed MAPs, you must enable the profile. (See “Enabling the Auto-AP Profile” on page 222.)

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3Com WXR100 3CRWXR10095A, WX4400 3CRWX440095A Configuring an Auto-AP Profile, WX1200# set ap auto success change accepted
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WX1200 3CRWX120695A, WX4400 3CRWX440095A, WXR100 3CRWXR10095A, WX2200 3CRWX220095A specifications

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