Settings that are not shared must be configured individually on the Administration pages for each access point. To get to the Administration pages for an access point that is a member of the current cluster, click on its IP Address link on the Cluster > Access Points page of the current AP.

Cluster mode

When an access point is a cluster member, it is considered to be in cluster mode. You define whether you want new access points to join the cluster or not through the configuration policy you set in Basic Settings. (See “Setting configuration policy for new access points” on page 34.) You can re-set an access point in cluster mode to standalone mode. (See “Removing an access point from the cluster” on page 51.)

Important When the cluster is full (eight APs is the limit), extra APs are added in stand-alone mode regardless of the configuration policy in effect for new access points. See “How many APs can a cluster support?” on page 42.

Gateway 7001 Series self-managed APs of different models form separate clusters. See “What kinds of APs can cluster together?” on page 42.

Standalone mode

Gateway 7001 Series self-managed APs can be configured in standalone mode. In standalone mode, an access point is not a member of the cluster and does not share the cluster configuration, but rather requires manual configuration that is not shared with other access points. (See “Setting configuration policy for new access points” on page 34 and “Removing an access point from the cluster” on page 51.)

Standalone access points are not listed on the Cluster > Access Points tab in the Administration UI.

You need to know the IP address for a standalone access point in order to configure and manage it directly. (See “Navigating to an AP by using its IP address in a URL” on page 53.)

The Basic Settings tab for a standalone access point indicates only that the current mode is standalone and provides a button for adding the access point to a cluster (group). If you click on any of the Cluster tabs on the Administration pages for an access point in standalone mode, you will be redirected to the Basic Settings page because Cluster settings do not apply to stand-alone APs.

Important When the cluster is full (eight APs is the limit), extra APs are added in stand-alone mode regardless of the configuration policy in effect for new access points. See “How many APs can a cluster support?” on page 42.

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