AT-TQ2450 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide
9.For the WDS Managed Ethernet Port parameter, do one of the following:
If you are configuring the root access point, click the Enabled dialog circle to enable the LAN port on the device. The LAN port must be enabled on the root device.
If you are configuring a satellite unit and the LAN port is connected to a network device, click the Enabled dialog circle.
If you are configuring a satellite unit and the LAN port is not connected to a network device or the port is connected to a device but is not to communicate with it, click the Disabled dialog circle. This is the default setting.
10.If you are configuring a satellite unit, click the WDS Group Password field and enter a password for WPA2 Personal authentication. Here are the guidelines for the password:
You must assign the same password to all satellite access points of a group.
The password can be from 8 to 63 characters.
It can consist of letters and numbers.
It is case sensitive.
The password may contain special characters, such as @ and #, and spaces.
You must enter the same password on the controller.
Leave this field blank if you are configuring the root access point: The root device gets the password from the controller.
11.Click the Update button to activate your changes and save them in the configuration file.
When you click the Update button, the access point attempts to contact the controller if you enabled the controller agent. The mode of communication depends on whether the access point is functioning as the root device or a satellite node. A root access point communicates with the controller through its LAN port, while a satellite unit communicates with it over a wireless connection to the root access point.
At this point, the access point queries your network for the controller specified in the Controller IP Address 1 field of the window. If it receives a response, it disables web browser and SNMP management so that it can only be managed from the controller. If the access point does not receive a response in five seconds, it queries the controller in the next address field, and so forth. If it does not receive a response from any of the controllers, it continues to operate as a
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