Nortel Networks NN47250-500 Configuring APs 277, Figure 16. Dual-homed AP booting

Configuring APs 277
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
using the directly connected WSS regardless of the bias set on any of the WSSs configured for the AP. Only in
the event of a physical port failure would the AP attempt to boot from its port 2.
Figure 16. Dual-homed AP booting
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 operational image (or indicates that the AP should use a locally stored
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.
Router
Router
Layer 2
Layer 2
1
DHCP Server
DAP 1
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
DAP 1
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
AP port 4
model 2330
PoE enabled
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
Port
4
2
System IP address
10.10.10.4
WSS1
active APs = 49
System IP address
10.10.40.4
active APs = 34
WSS2
System IP address
10.10.50.4
active APs = 62
WSS3