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Chapter19 Configuring Repeater and Standby Access Points and Wo rkgroup Bridge Mode
Configuring a Hot Standby Access Point
Note The MAC address of the monitored access point might change if a BSSID on the monitored unit is added
or deleted. If you use multiple BSSIDs on your wireless LAN, check the status of the standby unit when
you add or delete BSSIDs on the monitored access point. If necessary, reconfigure the standby unit to
use the BSSID’s new MAC address.
Note Hot standby is not supported on the BR1410 configured for AP mode.
Configuring a Hot Standby Access Point
When you set up the standby access point, you must enter radio mac address of the access point that the
standby unit will monitor. To monitor access points with two radios, you need both radios MAC
addresses. Record the MAC address of the monitored access point before you configure the standby
access point.
The standby access point also must duplicate several key settings on the monitored access point. These
settings are:
Primary SSID (as well as additional SSIDs configured on the monitored access point)
Default IP Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
Data rates
Security settings
Authentication types and authentication servers
Radios configuration and status
Check the monitored access point and record these settings before you set up the standby access point.
Note Wireless client devices associated to the standby access point lose their connections during the hot
standby setup process.
Tip To quickly duplicate the monitored access point’s settings on the standby access point, save the
monitored access point configuration and load it on the standby access point. See Chapter20, “Working
with Configuration Files,” for instructions on uploading and downloading configuration files.