D-Link DWS-1008 User Manual
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Fan status: fan1 OK fan2 OK fan3 OK
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Configuring an Auto-AP Profile for Automatic AP Configuration
You can use an Auto-AP profile to deploy unconfigured Distributed APs. A Distributed AP that does not
have a configuration on a switch can receive its configuration from the Auto-AP profile instead.
The Auto-AP profile assigns a Distributed AP number and name to the AP, from among the unused
valid AP numbers available on the switch. The Auto-AP profile also configures the AP with the AP and
radio parameter settings in the profile. The AP and radio parameter settings in the Auto-AP profile are
configurable.
The Auto-AP profile does not control SSIDs, encryption parameters, or any other parameters managed
by service profiles. You still need to configure a service profile separately for each SSID.
A DWS-1008 switch can have one Auto-AP profile.
How an Unconfigured AP Finds a Switch To Configure It
The boot process for a Distributed AP that does not have a configuration on a switch is similar to
the process for configured Distributed APs. After the AP starts up, it uses DHCP to configure its IP
connection with the network. The AP then uses the IP connection to contact a switch.
The switch contacted by the AP determines the best switch to use for configuring the AP, and sends the
AP the IP address of that switch. The best switch to use for configuring the AP is the switch that has an
Auto-AP profile with a high bias setting. If more than one switch has an Auto-AP profile with a high bias
setting, the switch that has the greatest capacity to add new unconfigured APs is selected.
A switch’s capacity to add new unconfigured Distributed AP’s is the lesser of the following:
• Maximum number of APs that can be configured on the switch, minus the number that are
configured.
• Maximum number of APs that can be active on the switch, minus the number that are
active.
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