Migrating From A Virtual Controller Managed Network To Mobility Controller Managed Network; Converting An Iap To Rap Mode; Table 12 Supported Iap Platforms And Minimal Aos Version For Iap To Cap Conversion - Dell PowerConnect W-IAP3WN User Manual

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Migrating from a Virtual Controller Managed Network to Mobility Controller Managed Network

An IAP can be provisioned as a Campus AP (CAP) or Remote AP (RAP) in a controller-based network. Before
converting the IAP, ensure that both the IAP and controller are configured to operate in the same regulatory
domain.

Converting an IAP to RAP Mode

NOTE: IAP to RAP conversion will be supported on a future release of ArubaOS. For new feature details see ArubaOS release
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For RAP conversion, the Virtual Controller sends the RAP convert command to all the other IAPs. The Virtual
Controller along with the other slave IAPs will then setup a VPN tunnel to the remote controller, and download
the firmware by FTP. The Virtual Controller uses IPsec to communicate to the Mobility Controller over the
Internet.
If the IAP gets Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave information via DHCP (Option 43 and Option 60), it
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establishes an HTTPS connection to the Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave server and downloads the
configuration and operates in IAP mode.
If the IAP does not get Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave information via DHCP provisioning, it tries
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provisioning via a firmware image server in the cloud (sends serial number MAC address). If an entry for the
IAP is present in the firmware image cloud server and is provisioned as an IAP > RAP entry, the firmware
image cloud server responds with controller IP address, AP group, and AP type. The IAP then contacts the
controller, establishes certificate-based secure communication, and gets configuration and image from the
controller. The IAP then reboots and comes up as a RAP. The IAP then establishes an IPSEC connection with
the controller and begins operating in RAP mode.
If an IAP entry for the AP is present in the firmware image cloud server, the IAP gets Dell PowerConnect W-
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AirWave server information from the cloud server and downloads configuration from Dell PowerConnect W-
AirWave to operate in IAP mode.
If there is no response from the cloud server or Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave, the IAP comes up in Dell
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Instant mode.
NOTE: A description of the firmware image cloud server can be found in the section named Firmware Image Server in Cloud
Network, within this chapter.
NOTE: A mesh point cannot be converted to RAP because mesh does not support VPN connection.
An IAP can be converted to an ArubaOS Campus AP only if the controller is running ArubaOS 6.1 or later.
The following table describes the supported IAP platforms and minimal AOS version for IAP to CAP/RAP
conversion.
Table 12
IAP Platform
W-IAP92
W-IAP93
W-IAP104
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Supported IAP Platforms and Minimal AOS Version for IAP to CAP Conversion
AOS Version
6.1.x
6.1.x
6.1.x
"Adaptive Radio Management" on page 141.
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