D-Link DWS 3000 Configuring Access Point Settings, AP Profiles, Networks, and the Local Database

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Configuring Access Point Settings

After you validate a D-Link Access Point that associates with a switch, the switch assumes management functions for the AP. You can configure all of the AP settings directly from the switch before or after you validate the AP. This chapter describes the AP settings and how to manage them by using the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch.

This chapter contains the following sections:

•AP Profiles, Networks, and the Local Database

•Configuring AAA and RADIUS Settings

•Configuring Wireless Radio Settings

•Configuring SSID Settings

•Configuring Valid Access Point Settings

For information about the commands you use to configure access point settings by using the CLI, see the D-Link CLI Command Reference.

NOTE:Changing some access point settings might cause the AP to stop and restart system processes. If this happens, wireless clients will temporarily lose connectivity. We recommend that you change access point settings when WLAN traffic is low.

AP Profiles, Networks, and the Local Database

This section provides an overview of the access point profiles, wireless networks, and the local access point database that you configure on the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch.

Access Point Profiles

You manage the configuration of D-Link Access Points through the use of configuration profiles. A profile is like a configuration template that you can apply to one or more APs. The D-Link WLAN Controller Switch allows you to create multiple configuration profiles for access points. When you validate an AP, you can specify which profile the AP receives.

You can define many AP profiles on the WCS, but each access point can only have one profile at a time. You can use the same profile for multiple APs, or you can create a unique profile to assign each AP that the switch manages. An existing profile and all of its configurations may

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