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Quidway S7700 Smart Routing Switch
Configuration Guide - SPU
required for the configuration. This can help you complete the configuration task quickly and
accurately.
Applicable Environment
Before deploying WLAN services, ensure that APs can communicate with ACs. An AP can be
connected to an AC directly or through a Layer 2 or Layer 3 network.
To enable an AP to go online, manually add the AP to the AC or configure the AC to discover
APs and configure a whitelist. If the AP is in the whitelist, it can go online immediately after
the AC discovers it. If the AP is not in the white list, confirm the AP identity and enable the AP
to go online.
The difference between static AP configuration and automatic AP discovery is:
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Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring parameters for communication between an AC and an AP, complete the
following tasks:
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Data Preparation
To configure parameters for communication between an AC and an AP, you need the following
data.
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Adding an Offline AP and Configuring AP Attributes
After you add an offline AP to an AC and configure AP attributes, the AP can go online and use
the configured data to work.
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When you add offline APs to the AC, you can modify the AP configurations. An AP uses
the configured data to work after going online.
When the AC is configured to automatically discover APs, an AP uses the default
parameters to work after going online.
Configuring basic AC attributes according to
Connecting the AP to the AC correctly
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5.1.3 Configuring Basic AC Attributes
Data
(Optional) AP type name and AP type ID
AP upgrade file name and AP type ID matching the upgrade
file
(Optional) FTP server's IP address, FTP user name, and
password
AP ID, AP type ID or AP type name, AP's MAC address,
and AP's serial number (SN)
(Optional) AP region ID
(Optional) AP profile name, AP profile ID, MTU, log
server's IP address
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