Manual Adoption Configuration; Securing A Configuration Channel Between Switch And Ap; Adaptive Ap Wlan Topology - Motorola AP-7131 Product Reference Manual

10.1.4.2 Manual Adoption Configuration

A manual switch adoption of an AAP can be conducted using:
• Static FQDN - A switch fully qualified domain name can be specified to perform a DNS
lookup and switch discovery.
• Static IP addresses - Up to 12 switch IP addresses can be manually specified in an ordered
list the AP can choose from. When providing a list, the AAP tries to adopt based on the order
in which they are listed (from 1-12)
NOTE An AAP can use it's LAN or WAN Ethernet interface to adopt. The LAN is
The WAN has no PoE support and has a default static AP address of 10.1.1.1/8.

10.1.5 Securing a Configuration Channel Between Switch and AP

Once an access point obtains a list of available switches, it begins connecting to each. The switch
can be either on the LAN or WAN side of the access point to provide flexibility in the deployment of
the network. If the switch is on the access point's LAN, ensure the LAN subnet is on a secure channel.
The AP will connect to the switch and request a configuration.

10.1.6 Adaptive AP WLAN Topology

An AAP can be deployed in the following WLAN topologies:
• Extended WLANs - Extended WLANs are the centralized WLANs created on the switch
• Independent WLANs - Independent WLANs are local to an AAP and can be configured from
the switch. You must specify a WLAN as independent to stop traffic from being forwarded
to the switch. Independent WLANs behave like WLANs on a standalone access point.
• Both - Extended and independent WLANs are configured from the switch and operate
simultaneously.
NOTE For a review of some important considerations impacting the use of
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PoE and DHCP enabled by default.
extended and independent WLANs within an AAP deployment, see
Adaptive AP Deployment Considerations on page
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