Chapter 6 AP Controller Mode

 

Table 12 AP Lists Screen

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Status

This displays whether the managed AP is active, not active or

 

 

 

upgrading its firmware.

 

 

 

• Red: the AP is not active.

 

 

 

• Green: the AP is active.

 

 

 

• Yellow: the AP is upgrading its firmware.

 

 

 

Note: You can still edit a managed AP’s settings even if it is

 

 

 

offline. However, the changes only take effect when the

 

 

 

NWA detects that the managed AP is online again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit

Select the managed AP from the list and click this to edit the

 

 

 

managed AP’s settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delete

Select the managed AP from the list and click this to delete the

 

 

 

managed AP from the list.

 

 

 

When you do this, the managed AP is no longer handled by the

 

 

 

NWA until you add it back to the list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Un-Managed Access

This section lists the CAPWAP-enabled access points in the area

 

 

Points List

that are in managed AP mode but which are not currently

 

 

 

controlled by the NWA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

This is the index number of an unmanaged AP that is requesting

 

 

 

to be managed by the NWA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select

Click the topmost box either to select or deselect all NWAs in the

 

 

 

list.

 

 

 

Click an NWA’s checkbox to select it and apply a corresponding

 

 

 

action. You can also click several items at the same time and do

 

 

 

the following:

 

 

 

Click Add to include the unmanaged AP in the NWA’s managed

 

 

 

AP list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP

This displays the IP address of the unmanaged AP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC Address

This displays the MAC address of the unmanaged AP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model

This displays the model name and 802.11 mode of the

 

 

 

unmanaged AP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Description

This displays the description of the unmanaged AP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add

Select the unmanaged AP from the list and click this to include

 

 

 

the unmanaged AP in the NWA’s managed AP list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Refresh

Enter how often you want the NWA to update this screen.

 

 

Interval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refresh

Click this to update this screen immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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