218 Configuring APs
using the directly connected WSS regardless of the bias set on any of the WSSs configured for the AP. Only in the event
of a physical port failure would the AP attempt to boot from its port 2.
Figure 9.
Dual-homed AP booting
WSS1
System IP address
10.10.10.4
active APs = 49
AP port 4
model 2330
Port
PoE enabled
1
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
1
AP sends a DHCP Discover message from the AP's port 1.
2
Because WSS1 is configured for direct attachment, WSS1 responds privately to the AP and provides the
AP with its operational image (or indicates that the AP should use a locally stored image) and
configuration from WSS1. Only in the event of a physical port failure would the AP attempt to boot from
its port 2, in which case both WSS1 and WSS2 would respond to the broadcast Find WSS message.
NN47250-500 (320657-F Version 02.01)
2
4
DAP 1
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
Layer 2
DHCP Server
WSS2
System IP address
10.10.40.4
active APs = 34
Router
Router
Layer 2
WSS3
System IP address
10.10.50.4
active APs = 62
DAP 1
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330