Nortel Networks 2300 manual Dual-Homed AP Booting

238Configuring AP access points

bias set on any of the WSS switches configured for the AP. Only in the event of a physical port failure would the AP attempt to boot from its port 2.

Figure 14. Dual-Homed AP Booting

WSS1

System IP address

WSS2

System IP address

10.10.40.4 active APs = 34

DAP 1

serial_id 0322199999

model ap-2330

10.10.10.4

active APs = 49

AP port 4		2
model ap-2330
	Port
PoE enabled
	4

1

serial_id 0322199999

model ap-2330

Layer 2

DHCP Server

Router

Router

Layer 2

WSS3

System IP address

10.10.50.4 active APs = 62

DAP 1

serial_id 0322199999

model ap-2330

1AP sends a DHCP Discover message from the AP’s port 1.

2Because WSS1 is configured for direct attachment, WSS1 responds privately to the AP and provides the AP with its software image and configuration from WSS1. Only in the event of a physical port failure would the AP attempt to boot from its port 2, in which case both WSS1 and WSS2 would respond to the broadcast Find WSS message.

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