Pre-Installation Configuration Setup - Cisco Aironet 3700 Series Getting Started Manual

Pre-Installation Configuration Setup

The pre-installation configuration setup is shown in
Figure 4 Pre-Installation Configuration Setup
To perform pre-installation configuration, perform the following steps:
Make sure that the Cisco wireless LAN controller DS port is connected to the network. Use
Step 1
the CLI, web-browser interface, or Cisco WCS procedures as described in the appropriate
Cisco wireless LAN controller guide.
a. Make sure that access points have Layer 3 connectivity to the Cisco wireless LAN controller
Management and AP-Manager Interface.
b. Configure the switch to which your access point is to attach. See the Cisco Wireless LAN
Controller Configuration Guide, Release x.x for additional information.
c. Set the Cisco wireless LAN controller as the master so that new access points always join with
it.
d. Make sure DHCP is enabled on the network. The access point must receive its IP address
through DHCP.
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Controller
Layer 3
devices
Cisco Aironet
access points
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