Adding Mesh Access Points To The Mesh Network - Cisco aironet 1522 Design And Deployment Manual

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Copy the controller software file (filename.aes) and the boot image to the default directory on your TFTP
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server.
Click Commands > Download File to open the Download File to Controller window.
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From the File Type drop-down box, choose Code.
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In the IP Address field, enter the IP address of the TFTP server.
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The default values of 10 retries and 6 seconds for the Maximum Retries and Timeout fields should work
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without any adjustment. However, you can change these values. To do so, enter the maximum number
of times that the TFTP server attempts to download the software in the Maximum Retries field and the
amount of time (in seconds) that the TFTP server attempts to download the software in the Timeout field.
Step 8 In the File Path field, enter the directory path of the controller software.
Step 9 In the File Name field, enter the name of the software file (filename.aes).
Step 10 Click Download to download the software to the controller. A message appears indicating the status of
the download.
Step 11 Disable any WLANs on the controller.
Step 12 After the download is complete, click Reboot.
Step 13 If prompted to save your changes, click Save and Reboot.
Click OK to confirm your decision to reboot the controller.
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After the controller reboots, re-enable the WLANs.
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If desired, reload your latest configuration file to the controller.
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To verify that the release 6.0 controller software is installed on your controller, click Monitor on the
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controller GUI and look at the Software Version field under Controller Summary.

Adding Mesh Access Points to the Mesh Network

This section assumes that the controller is already active in the network and is operating in Layer 3 mode.
Controllers ports that mesh access points connect to should be untagged.
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Before adding a mesh access point to a network, do the following:
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Cisco Aironet 1520, 1130, 1240 Series Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 6.0
OL-20213-01
Read Cisco's End User Software License Agreement and then click Agree.
Save the file to your hard drive.
Add the MAC address of the mesh access point to the controller's MAC filter. Refer to the
MAC Addresses of Mesh Access Points to MAC Filter" section on page
Define the role (RAP or MAP) for the mesh access point. Refer to the
Role" section on page 60.
Verify that Layer 3 is configured on the controller. Refer to the
section on page 61.
Configure a primary, secondary, and tertiary controller for each mesh access point. Refer to the
"Configuring Multiple Controllers Using DHCP 43 and DHCP 60" section on page
Connecting the Cisco 1520 Series Mesh Access Point to Your Network
"Verifying Layer 3 Configuration"
"Adding
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"Defining Mesh Access Point
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