Configuring An Auto-Ap Profile For Automatic Ap Configuration; How An Unconfigured Ap Finds A Wss To Configure It - Nortel 2360 Configuration Manual

230 Configuring APs
WSS# set system countrycode US
success: change accepted.
WSS# show system
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Product Name: WSS
System Name: WSS
System Countrycode: US
System Location:
System Contact:
System IP: 30.30.30.2
System idle timeout:3600
System MAC: 00:0B:0E:02:76:F6
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Boot Time: 2003-05-07 08:28:39
Uptime: 0 days 04:00:07
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Fan status: fan1 OK fan2 OK fan3 OK
Temperature: temp1 ok temp2 ok temp3 ok
PSU Status: Lower Power Supply DC ok AC ok Upper Power Supply missing
Memory: 115.09/496.04 (23%)
Total Power Over Ethernet : 32.000
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Configuring an auto-AP profile for automatic AP configuration

You can use an Auto-AP profile to deploy unconfigured Distributed APs. A Distributed AP that does not have
a configuration on a WSS can receive its configuration from the Auto-AP profile instead.
The Auto-AP profile assigns a Distributed AP number and name to the AP, from among the unused valid AP
numbers available on the switch. The Auto-AP profile also configures the AP with the AP and radio parameter
settings in the profile. The AP and radio parameter settings in the Auto-AP profile are configurable. (See
"Configuring an auto-AP profile" (page
The Auto-AP profile does not control SSIDs, encryption parameters, or any other parameters managed by
service profiles. You still need to configure a service profile separately for each SSID.
A WSS can have one Auto-AP profile.

How an unconfigured AP finds a WSS to configure it

The boot process for a Distributed AP that does not have a configuration on a WSS is similar to the process for
configured Distributed APs. After the AP starts up, it uses DHCP to configure its IP connection with the
network. The AP then uses the IP connection to contact a WSS.
The WSS contacted by the AP determines the best switch to use for configuring the AP, and sends the AP the
IP address of that switch. The best switch to use for configuring the AP is the switch that has an Auto-AP
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