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Chapter19 Configuring Repeater and Standby Access Points and Wo rkgroup Bridge Mode
Configuring a Hot Standby Access Point
After you enable standby mode, configure the settings that you recorded from the monitored access point
to match on the standby access point.
Verifying Standby Operation
Use this command to check the status of the standby access point:
show iapp standby-status
This command displays the status of the standby access point. Table19-2 lists the standby status
messages that can appear.
Use this command to check the standby configuration:
show iapp standby-parms
This command displays the MAC address of the standby access point, the standby timeout, and the
poll-frequency values. If no standby access point is configured, this message appears:
no iapp standby mac-address
If a standby access point takes over for the monitored access point, you can use the show iapp statistics
command to help determine the reason that the standby access point took over.
Table19-2 Standby Status Messages
Message Description
IAPP Standby is Disabled The access point is not configured for standby mode.
IAPP—AP is in standby mode The access point is in standby mode.
IAPP—AP is operating in active
mode
The standby access point has taken over for the monitored access
point and is functioning as a root access point.
IAPP—AP is operating in
repeater mode
The standby access point has taken over for the monitored access
point and is functioning as a repeater access point.
Standby status: Initializing The standby access point is initializing link tests with the
monitored access point.
Standby status: Takeover The standby access point has transitioned to active mode.
Standby status: Stopped Standby mode has been stopped by a configuration command.
Standby status: Ethernet Linktest
Failed
An Ethernet link test failed from the standby access point to the
monitored access point.
Standby status: Radio Linktest
Failed
A radio link test failed from the standby access point to the
monitored access point.
Standby status: Standby Error An undefined error occurred.
Standby State: Init The standby access point is initializing link tests with the
monitored access point.
Standby State: Running The standby access point is operating in standby mode and is
running link tests to the monitored access point.
Standby State: Stopped Standby mode has been stopped by a configuration command.
Standby State: Not Running The access point is not in standby mode.