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4.4 Managing Access Points
Individual Access Points are identified by their hardware address (or MAC
address). To insert a new Access Point into the APCenter™ document by
hand, its hardware address must be known. You can search for Access Points
in your network automatically; see Searching for Access Points.
Insert an
Access Point Select the Edit/Insert Access Point menu item to
insert a new Access Point into the selected
WLAN. APCenter™ will ask for the hardware
address of the Access Point.
Disable an
Access Point Move an Access Point to the “Disabled” special
WLAN by pressing Delete or selecting the
Edit/Clear menu item. Access Points in this
special WLAN will not be accessible for any
client station. See Managing WLANs.
The Access Points are shown with one of the following icons.
On-line The Access Point is accessible on-line.
Off-line The Access Point is currently not accessible, or
the IP address is not known or incorrect.
Locked The Access Point is permanently locked. Its
properties cannot be changed.
Select the Access Point property sheet to view or modify the settings of the
selected Access Point. The main function is to be able to program the Access
Point’s radio channel to match the cell plan. See the section “More about
Cells” for details.