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Setting Access Point Settings
Use the system management pages in the web browser interface to set the access point settings. For information on how to access
the web browser interface, see
Use the system management pages to define configuration settings. A navigation bar appears on the left side of the page; the
configuration action buttons appear at the bottom. Use the navigation bar to access the various management pages. Use the configuration
action buttons to save or cancel setting changes.
Configuring the Access Point for Autonomous Operation
For information about configuring the access point for autonomous operations, see the
Aironet Access Points.
Connecting the Access Point to a Wireless LAN Controller
This section describes how to connect the access point to a wireless LAN controller. Because the configuration process occurs on
the controller, see the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
The Controller Discovery Process
The access point uses standard Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol (CAPWAP) to communicate between
the controller and other wireless access points on the network. CAPWAP is a standard, interoperable protocol that allows an access
controller to manage a collection of wireless termination points. The discovery process using CAPWAP is identical to the Lightweight
Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) used with Cisco IW3702 access points. LWAPP-enabled access points are compatible with CAPWAP,
and conversion to a CAPWAP controller is seamless. Deployments can combine CAPWAP and LWAPP software on the controllers.
The functionality provided by the controller does not change, except for customers who have Layer 2 deployments, which CAPWAP
does not support.
In a CAPWAP environment, the wireless access point discovers a controller by using CAPWAP discovery mechanisms and then
sends it a CAPWAP join request. The controller sends the access point a CAPWAP join response to allow the access point to join
the controller. When the access point joins the controller, the controller manages its configuration, firmware, control transactions,
and data transactions.
For additional information about the discovery process and CAPWAP, see the
Guide .
Refer to the Release Notes
Note
for the Cisco IW3702 access points.
• You cannot edit or query any access point using the controller CLI if the name of the access point contains a space.
• Ensure that the controller is set to the current time. If the controller is set to a time that has already occurred, the access point
might not join the controller because its certificate may not yet be valid.
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Configuring the Access Point for Autonomous Operation, on page
for the minimum required Cisco Wireless LAN Controller software release
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Cisco IOS Configuration Guide for Autonomous
for additional information.
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Software Configuration