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Chapter 6: Managing Access Points & Clusters
Modifying The Location Description
Field
Location
MAC Address
IP Address
6.4.1 Modifying The Location Description
To make modifications to the location description:
1. Navigate to the Cluster > Access Points tab.
2. Under the Clustering Options section, type the new location of the AP
in the Location field.
3. Click the Update button to apply the changes.
6.4.2 Setting The Cluster Name
To set the name of the cluster you want your AP to join, do the following:
1. Navigate to the Cluster > Access Points tab.
2. Under the Clustering Options section, type the new cluster name in the
Cluster Name field.
3. Click the Update button to apply the changes.
Note: If you want multiple APs to join a particular cluster, all these APs should
have the same Cluster Name specified in the Cluster Name field. If the
cluster name is different, the AP will not be able to join the cluster.
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Description of where the access point is physically located.
Media Access Control (MAC) address of the access point.
A MAC address is a permanent, unique hardware address for any device that represents an interface to
the network. The MAC address is assigned by the manufacturer. You cannot change the MAC address. It
is provided here for informational purposes as a unique identifier for the access point.
The address shown here is the MAC address for the bridge (
known externally to other networks.
To see MAC addresses for Guest and Internal interfaces on the AP, see the Status > interfaces tab.
Specifies the IP address for the access point. Each IP address is a link to the Administration Web pages
for that access point. You can use the links to navigate to the Administration Web pages for a specific
access point. This is useful for viewing data on a specific access point to make sure a cluster member is
picking up cluster configuration changes, to configure advanced settings on a particular access point, or
to switch a standalone access point to cluster mode.
Table 6.1 Access Point Settings
br0
). This is the address by which the AP is
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