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<AC> system-view
[AC] wlan mode-switch ap ap1 cloud
# Enter
Y
when the following prompt is displayed:
The operation will change the working mode to cloud.Continue? [Y/N]:
# Return to user view, and then execute the
reset wlan ap
command to restart the AP for the
mode switching to take effect.
[AC] quit
<AC> reset wlan ap name ap1
# Enter
Y
when the following prompt is displayed and wait several minutes for the AP to come online
in cloud mode.
Resetting the APs will terminate the CAPWAP tunnels with the AC. Continue? [Y/N]:
Switching the operating mode from cloud to fit
# Execute the
ap-mode
command in AP view of the AC.
<AC> system-view
[AC] wlan ap ap1
[AC-wlan-ap-ap1] ap-mode fit
# Enter
Y
when the following prompt is displayed and wait several minutes for the AP to come online
in fit mode.
Changing the working mode will reboot the AP. For the operation to succeed, make sure the
corresponding AP image exists on the AC or AP. Continue? [Y/N]:
Switching the operating mode for an AP from the
CLI of the AP
You can switch the an AP to any one of the three operating modes from the CLI of the AP.
Restrictions and guidelines
•
In probe view, the
ap-mode
supports keywords
fit, cloud
, and
Anchor-AC
. You cannot
use a question mark (?) to display help information for a command or use the
Tab
key to
complete a command.
•
If the new operating mode is the same as the current operating mode, the command does not
take effect and not output is displayed.
•
You cannot log in to an AP in fit mode through Telnet after the AP associates with an AC.
Perquisites
This section uses cloud-to-fit switching as an example. Before mode switching, connect your PC to
the console port of an AP by using a console cable or log in to an AP through Telnet.
Figure 6 Network diagram
Procedure
# Execute the
ap-mode
command in probe view of the AP.
<AP> system-view
PC
AP
Console cable
