4 Installing the
From the WCS, you can check the discovery status. To view information about whether the switch discovered the AP, click the Monitoring > Access Points > Managed Access Points tab. If you have not added the MAC address of the AP to the local or RADIUS Valid AP database, the AP appears in the Monitoring > Access Point > Authentication Failed Access Points list, and the failure type is listed as No Database Entry. For more information about AP validation, see “Authenticating and Validating Access Points” on page 70.
The following example shows how to add a VLAN to the list by using the CLI.
1.From a Telnet, SSH, or serial connection, log on to the
2. Add a VLAN to the discovery list:
3.Enter CTRL + Z to return to Privileged EXEC mode.
4.Save the changes to the configuration file:
This operation may take a few minutes.
Management interfaces will not be available during this time.
Are you sure you want to save? (y/n) y
Configuration Saved!
To check the managed status from the WCS CLI, enter the following command:
Configuring IP Addresses of Peers and APs in the Switch
You can configure up to 256 IP addresses for potential peer switches and APs in the
This discovery method mechanism is useful for peer switch discovery and AP discovery when the devices are in different IP subnets. In fact, for a switch to recognize a peer that is not on the same subnet, you must configure the IP addresses of each switch in the peer’s L3 discovery list.
NOTE:The list of IP addresses is separate and independent from the list of valid managed APs. Devices discovered through this list might not be valid APs or switches.
NOTE:If an AP has already been discovered through another method, the WCS will not poll the IP address of the AP.
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