Extreme Networks Altitude 3500 Series, Product Reference Manual

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Altitude 3500 Series Access Point Product Reference Guide
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To configure the access point’s controller discovery method and connection medium:
1 Select System Configuration > Adaptive AP Setup from the menu tree.
2 Define the following to prioritize a controller connection scheme and AP interface used to adopt to
the controller.
Control Port Define the port used by the controller FQDN to transmit
and receive with the AAP. The default control port is
24576.
Controller FQDN Add a complete controller fully qualified domain name
(FQDN) to add a controller to the 12 available controller IP
addresses available for connection. The access point
resolves the name to one or more IP addresses if a DNS
IP address is present. This method is used when the
access point fails to obtain an IP address using DHCP.
PSK Before the access point sends a packet requesting its
mode and configuration, the controller and the access
point require a secure link using a pre-shared key.
Auto Discovery
Enable When the Auto Discovery Enable checkbox is selected, the
access point begins the controller discovery (adoption)
process using DHCP first, then a user provided domain
name, lastly using static IP addresses. This setting is
disabled by default. When disabled, the AP functions as a
standalone access point without trying to adopt a
controller. Consequently, the access point will not be able
to obtain an AAP configuration.