Chapter 7 Management Mode

Note: After you change the operation mode, the NWA3000-N series AP resets to its default settings for the mode you set it to, including the IP address of 192.168.1.2. It also backs up its configuration to a xxx-backup.conf file where xxx denotes the mode the NWA3000-N series AP was previously using.

Click Configuration > MGNT MODE in the NWA3000-N series AP’s navigation menu. The following screen displays.

Figure 40 Configuration > MGNT MODE

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 33 Configuration > MGNT MODE

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

AP Controller

Select this option to have the NWA3000-N series AP act as a

 

managing device for other NWA3000-N series APs on your

 

network. The NWA3000-N series AP only acts as a controller

 

when you select this. Wireless clients cannot connect directly to

 

the controller; you have to connect to it through the wired

 

network.

 

 

Standalone AP

Select this to manage the NWA3000-N series AP using its own

 

web configurator, neither managing nor managed by other

 

devices.

 

 

Managed AP

Select this to have the NWA3000-N series AP managed by

 

another NWA3000-N series AP on your network.

 

When you do this, the NWA3000-N series AP can be configured

 

ONLY by the management AP. If you do not have an AP controller

 

on your network and want to return the NWA3000-N series AP to

 

standalone mode, you must use the its physical RESET button or

 

the commands. All settings are returned to their default values.

 

 

Apply

Click this to save your changes.

 

If you change the mode in this screen, the NWA3000-N series AP

 

restarts. Wait a short while before you attempt to log in again. If

 

you changed the mode to Managed AP, you cannot log in as the

 

web configurator is disabled; you must manage the NWA3000-N

 

series AP through the controller AP on your network.

 

 

Reset

Click this to return this screen to its previously-saved settings.

 

 

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