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H3C 6W100 Manual

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H3C Wi-Fi 6 Access Points
Operating Mode Switching Guide
Document version: 6W100-20210810
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  • Page 1 No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. Except for the trademarks of New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd., any trademarks that may be mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents About AP operating modes ············································································ 1 Introduction ························································································································································ 1 Operating mode switching methods ··················································································································· 1 Operating mode switching procedure ········································································································ 1 Determining the current operating mode of the AP ···················································································· 1 Operating mode switching methods ··········································································································· 3 Switching the operating mode for an AP ························································ 5 General restrictions and guidelines ····················································································································...

  • Page 3: About Ap Operating Modes

    About AP operating modes Introduction Wi-Fi 6 APs can operate in fit, cloud, or anchor AC mode. The images for all the operating modes packaged in one .ipe file. You can switch the operating mode for an AP without the need to obtain the image file for each operating mode.
  • Page 4 |<6> Skip Current System Configuration |<7> BootWare Operation Menu |<8> Skip Authentication for Console Login |<9> Storage Device Operation |<0> Reboot ======================================================================= Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU Ctrl+F: Format File System Ctrl+C: Display Copyright Ctrl+Y: Change AP Mode Enter your choice(0-9): # Press Ctrl + Y at the main menu.

  • Page 5: Operating Mode Switching Methods

    Field Description • Unknown—Unknown AP type. This field is displayed before the AP comes online from the AC. Pressing the Reset button Use this method if you cannot log in to the AP from the console port. Press the Reset button for 20 to 30 seconds, and then determine the operating mode of the AP by observing the status LED or power LED on the AP.
  • Page 6 Operating mode switching Current operating mode Available operating modes method Switching the operating mode for an AP from the CLI of the AP Switching the operating mode from the BootWare menu of an AP Switching the operating mode for an AP from the CLI of the AP Anchor AC Switching the operating mode from the...

  • Page 7: Switching The Operating Mode For An Ap

    Switching the operating mode for an AP General restrictions and guidelines • APs with a version of R2442 or E2442 or a higher version support mode switching. Before mode switching, please upgrade your AP to R2442 or a higher version. •...

  • Page 8: Procedure

    Procedure Logging in to the Cloudnet platform Connect the AP to the Internet, enter cloudnet.h3c.com in the browser bar, and then enter the username and password for logging in to the Cloudnet platform. Scan the QR code on the login page to download the Cloudnet app. The procedure for logging in to the Cloudnet platform from the Web interface and from the Cloudnet app is the same.
  • Page 9 Figure 2 Adding a device Start the AP. If the AP cannot discover an AC, it will switch to cloud mode when it connects to the Cloudnet platform for the first time. For the AP to switch to fit mode again, perform the following tasks to manually enable operating mode switching: a.

  • Page 10: Switching The Operating Mode For An Ap From The Cli Of The Ac

    Figure 4 Displaying the operating mode switching result Switching the operating mode for an AP from the CLI of the AC This method enables you to switch the operating mode of an AP from fit to cloud or from cloud to fit. Restrictions and guidelines •...

  • Page 11: Switching The Operating Mode For An Ap From The Cli Of The Ap

    <AC> system-view [AC] wlan mode-switch ap ap1 cloud # Enter Y when the following prompt is displayed: The operation will change the working mode to cloud.Continue? [Y/N]: # Return to user view, and then execute the command to restart the AP for the reset wlan ap mode switching to take effect.

  • Page 12: Switching The Operating Mode From The Bootware Menu Of An Ap

    Start to check configuration with next startup configuration file, please wait..DONE! This command will reboot the device. Continue? [Y/N]:y Now rebooting, please wait... %Apr 11 23:36:57:760 2021 H3C DEV/5/SYSTEM_REBOOT: System is rebooting now. System is starting... Press Ctrl+D to access BASIC-BOOTWARE MENU... Booting Normal Extended BootWare The Extended BootWare is self-decompressing....Done.
  • Page 13 CPU L1 Cache : 32KB CPU L2 Cache : 256KB CPU Clock Speed : 2200MHz Memory Type : DDR3 SDRAM Memory Size : 1024MB Memory Speed : 933MHz Flash Size : 256MB PCB Version : Ver.A BootWare Validating... Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU... # Press Ctrl + B when “Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU...”...

  • Page 14: Pressing The Reset Button To Switch The Operating Mode

    Select Support > Resource Center > Software Download > Wireless. In the H3C 802.11ax Series Access Points area, select an AP model to check the software version of the AP. If the AP uses a software version of 2442 or higher, the AP supports fast...
  • Page 15 How do I know the operating mode of an AP? Log in to the H3C website at https://www.h3c.com/en/, and check the release notes for the AP for the supported operating modes of the AP. How can I switch the operating mode of an AP if I do not have a console cable or the console...

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