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10.10. CAPWAP
Enable CPAWAP auto-discovery feature for supported AP’s; go to: Access Points >> Enter Wide Area AP
Management >> CAPWAP . CAPWAP is a standard interoperable protocol that enables a WHG Controller to
manage a collection of wireless access points.
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Status: The configuration status of CAPWAP function. Click Enable to open the Access WHG Controller to
allow CAPWAP supported AP’s to automatically add to the managed AP List.
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Restore Configuration: Currently EAP-200 and EAP-300 are the AP models that support the CAPWAP
feature. Once an AP is added to the list and is manually configured, its configuration profile can be backed
up in the AC memory and will be selectable in the drop down menu. When a configuration profile is
selected here, whenever an AP of this model is automatically discovered and added to the managed List,
that AP will be configured with the configuration profile selected here.
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Template: This configuration item allows the administrator to specify which of the VAP profiles on the AP
are allowed DTF (Distributed Traffic Forwarding) once it is discovered and managed by the AC. It enables
the administrator to statically assign which VAPs are to be tunneled back to AC and what SZ they service,
unassigned VAPs will service by DTF where the client traffic will not be tunneled back to AC, but directly to
the internet instead.
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Certificate: This configuration item allows the administrator to select which of the certificates will be used
during CAPWAP negotiation between AC and AP. If the certificate selected is invalid, the negotiation will be
unsuccessful and the AP will not be automatically added in the managed List.
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WHG Access Controller IP List: The AC can statically designate other CAPWAP supported ACs as
backup AC for CAPWAP APs in case it can no longer provide service. The No. designates the priority of
these backup ACs to the AP, in the event that the original AC is down, the AP will first attempt to join the No.
1 backup AC and so on.