1.Select Network > Access Port Status from the main menu tree.
2.Click the Unadopted AP tab.
CAUTION: An access port is required to have a DHCP provided IP address before
!attempting layer 3 adoption, otherwise it will not work. Additionally, the access port must be able to find the IP addresses of the switches on the network. To locate switch IP addresses on the network:
•Configure DHCP option 189 to specify each switch IP address.
•Configure a DNS Server to resolve an existing name into the IP of the switch. The access port has to get DNS server information as part of its DHCP information. The default DNS name requested by an AP300 is
The Unadopted AP tab displays the following information:
Index | Displays a numerical identifier used to associate a particular access port with a set of |
| statistics and can help differentiate the access port from other access ports with similar |
| attributes. |
MAC Address | Displays the unique Hardware or Media Access Control (MAC) address for the access port. |
| access ports with dual radios will have a unique MAC address for each radio. The MAC |
| address is hard coded at the factory and cannot be modified. |
Last Seen (In | Displays the time the access port was last seen (observed within the switch managed |
Seconds) | network). This value is expressed in seconds. Use this value to assess if the access port is |
| no longer in communications with the switch. |
Number of | Displays the total number of access ports (at the bottom of the screen) that have been |
Unadopted APs | recognized, but not adopted by the switch. |