Securing A Configuration Channel Between Switch And Ap - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

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** The br-5181 uses an encryption key to hash passphrases and security keys. To obtain the
encryption passphrase, configure an br-5181 with the passphrase and export the configuration file.
Manual Adoption Configuration
A manual switch adoption of an AAP can be conducted using:
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NOTE
An AAP can use it's LAN or WAN Ethernet interface to adopt. The LAN is PoE and DHCP enabled by
default.
The WAN has no PoE support and has a default static AP address of 10.1.1.1/8.

Securing a Configuration Channel Between Switch and AP

Once an Access Point obtains a list of available switches, it begins connecting to each. The switch
can be either on the LAN or WAN side of the Access Point to provide flexibility in the deployment of
the network. If the switch is on the Access Point's LAN, ensure the LAN subnet is on a secure
channel. The AP will connect to the switch and request a configuration.
Adaptive AP WLAN Topology
An AAP can be deployed in the following WLAN topologies:
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Static FQDN - A switch fully qualified domain name can be specified to perform a DNS lookup
and switch discovery.
Static IP addresses - Up to 12 switch IP addresses can be manually specified in an ordered list
the AP can choose from. When providing a list, the AAP tries to adopt based on the order in
which they are listed (from 1-12)
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