292 Configuring APs
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• The Number of APs that can be configured on the switch, minus the number that are configured, is
30 - 20 = 10.
• The Number of APs that can be active on the switch, minus the number that are active, is 12 - 12 = 0.
• The lesser of the two values is 0. The switch can have no more APs.
2360/2361 A has the capacity to add 4 more APs, whereas 2360/2361 B cannot add any more APs. Therefore,
the WSS contacted by the AP sends 2360/2361 A’s IP address to the AP. The AP then requests a software
image file and configuration from 2360/2361 A. 2360/2361 A sends the software image and sends configura-
tion parameters based on the Auto-AP profile.

Configured APs have precedence over unconfigured APs

When a WSS determines the WSS IP address to send to a booting AP, the switch gives preference to APs that
are already configured, over unconfigured APs that require an Auto-AP profile. The WSS can direct a config-
ured AP to a switch that has active APs configured using the Auto-AP profile, even if the switch does not have
capacity for more active APs. In this case, the WSS randomly selects an AP using the Auto-AP profile to
disconnect, and accepts a connection from the configured AP in its place.
The disconnected AP can then begin the boot process again to find another WSS that has an Auto-AP profile.
When the AP is disconnected, the AP’s clients experience a service disruption, and will attempt to associate
with another AP if available to reconnect to the SSID they were using. If another AP is not available to a
client, the client can still reconnect after the disconnected AP is connected to a new WSS and finishes the boot
and configuration process.

Configuring an auto-AP profile

The Auto-AP profile for Distributed AP configuration is like an individual AP configuration, except the
configuration has the name auto instead of a Distributed AP number.
To create an Auto-AP profile for automatic Distributed AP configuration, type the following command:
WSS# set ap auto
success: change accepted.
To display the AP settings in the Auto-AP profile, type the following command:
WSS# show ap config auto
AP auto: mode: disabled bias: high
fingerprint
boot-download-enable: YES
force-image-download: NO
Radio 1: type: 802.11g, mode: enabled, channel: dynamic
tx pwr: 15, pro file: default
auto-tune max-power: default
Radio 2: type: 802.11a, mode: enabled, chan nel: dynamic
tx pwr: 11, profile: default
auto-tune max-power: default
This example shows the defaults for the AP parameters you can configure in the Auto-AP profile. Table 11
lists the configurable Auto-AP profile parameters and their defaults. The only parameter that requires configu-