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AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide

 

 

When Channel Planning is enabled, the radio Channel is not synced across the cluster.

∙Security settings

∙MAC address filtering

Settings Not Shared by the Cluster

The few exceptions (settings not shared among clustered access points) are the following, most of which by nature must be unique:

∙IP addresses

∙MAC addresses

∙Location descriptions

∙Load Balancing settings

∙WDS bridges

∙Ethernet (Wired) Settings, including enabling or disabling Guest access

∙Guest interface configuration

Settings that are not shared must be configured individually on the Administration pages for each access point. To get to the Administration pages for an access point that is a member of the current cluster, click on its IP Address link on the Cluster > Access Points page of the current AP.

Cluster Formation

A cluster is formed when the first AP is deployed with clustering enabled. The AP attempts to rendezvous with an existing cluster.

If it is unable to locate any other APs on the subnet with the same cluster name, then it establishes a new cluster on its own.

When AT-TQ2403 enables cluster function, it sends out its configuration file to all the devices in the clustered group.

If there is more than one AT-TQ2403 in the clustered group, the last-joined AT-TQ2403 shares its configuration with other AT-TQ2403 in the group.

Cluster Size and Membership

Validation testing has verified 15 AP without enable VWN function on the same subnet. Validation testing has verified 8 AP with enable 4 VWN on the same subnet. In this test case the cluster function works well. Cluster membership is determined by:

∙Cluster Name - APs with the same name will join the same cluster. (see “Setting the Cluster Name”)

∙Whether clustering is enabled - Only APs for which clustering is enabled will join a cluster. (see

“Starting Clustering” and “Stopping Clustering”)