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OmniAccess AP60/61: Installation Guide
Manual Provisioning—APs can be individually provisioned using a serial
console terminal connected to the AP . Although this method is complex
and requires considerable care, manual provisioning can be used in almost
any scenario, with or without access to the Wireless LAN switch.
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—Manual provisioning is intended for use when no OmniAccess Wireless LAN
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Switch is available, and is not generally recommended as the primary method of
AP provisioning. Plug and play or AP programming mode are the preferred provi-
sioning methods.
Each of these three methods is explained in the following sections. Use these
procedures for initial provisioning of APs. To change the configuration for APs
that have already been provisioned, go to Maintenance > Program AP >
Re-Provision. See the AOS-W User Guide for more information on
reprovisioning existing APs.
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recognize that it is detachable-antennas capable. The network administrator must set the
antenna gain manually before the AP60 can function as an Access Point. Until the antenna
gain is set, the AP60 with detachable antennas will function as an Air Monitor but will not
process wireless packets as an Access Point. Refer to the AOS-W User Guide for
instructions on manually setting antenna gain.
Alcatel Discovery Protocol
Alcatel Discovery Protocol (ADP) is a plug and play provisioning tool for
AP60/61 Access Points. ADP performs two tasks:
Obtains the IP address of the TFTP server from which it downloads the AP
boot image
It discovers the IP address of the master OmniAccess Wireless LAN switch
in the network from which the AP can download its configuration.
The address of the TFTP server that ADP discovers is the equivalent of the
BOOTROM environment variable serverip. The IP address of the OmniAccess
master switch is the equivalent of the environment variable master.
ADP can discover these values using DHCP or by discovery. In the case of
DHCP , ADP relies on a DHCP server which is configured to return the IP
address of the Master switch using the Vendor Specific Options in DHCP . To
facilitate ADP , OmniAccess APs include this Vendor Specific Option in the
requested Option list, and if the DHCP server is configured to return the IP
address of the Master switch, the IP address will be a part of the DHCP
response. This is used by the AP to get its image as well as its configuration.
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