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Configuring Your FortiAP Unit
The FortiAP unit is designed to require no configuration in most networks.
Zero
Configuration
mode works if the unit is directly connected to the FortiGate or
FortiWifi performing the Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) functions, or on the
same layer-2 network and subnet as the FortiGate or FortiWifi unit.
To enable the FortiAP using Zero Configuration:
1.
After connecting the FortiAP unit as described in the previous chapter, the
unit goes through its boot procedure and requests an IP address from the
DHCP server.
2.
If the IP address is retrieved successfully, the FortiAP enters discovery mode
to locate a FortiGate or FortiWifi wireless controller. The discovery modes are:
•
Broadcast
•
Multicast
•
DHCP option 138
3.
Verify that the FortiAP has successfully connected to the controller.
In the FortiGate Web-based Manager, go to
WiFi Controller > Managed
Access Points > Managed FortiAP
. A successfully discovered unit displays
an orange circle with a question mark.
4.
Select the access point and click
Edit
.
5.
In the
State
field, select
Authorize
.
6.
In the
AP Profile
field, select change,
then select a profile from the list and click
OK
.
7.
The configuration is downloaded from the wireless controller to the FortiAP
and the WiFi LED lights up.
For more information, see the Deploying Wireless Networks Guide, available on
Fortinet’s documentation website,
http://docs.fortinet.com
.
