Chapter 5 Controller AP Mode

5.6 Redundancy Screen

Use this screen to set the controller AP as a primary or secondary controller.

If you set your NWA as a primary controller AP, you can have a secondary controller AP to serve as a backup. All configurations are synchronized between the NWA and the secondary controller AP.

When the NWA is in AP controller mode, click CONTROLLER > Redundancy. The following screen displays.

Figure 28 The Controller > Configuration Screen

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 12 The Controller > Redundancy Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Redundancy

Select Enable to set the NWA either as a Primary AP

 

Controller or as a Secondary Controller AP.

 

Select Disable when the NWA acts as a primary AP

 

controller without a backup.

 

 

Primary AP Controller

Select this if the NWA has a secondary controller AP. You

 

must give the IP address of this backup in the field below.

 

 

Secondary IP

Enter the IP address of the secondary controller AP.

 

 

Secondary AP Controller

Select this if the NWA is the secondary controller AP.

 

 

Apply

Click this to save the changes in this screen.

 

 

Reset

Click this to return the fields in this screen to their

 

previously-saved values.

 

 

 

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