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Working with Access Point Groups
Verifying/Approving New APs
ZoneDirector 9.8 User Guide, 800-70599-001 Rev B
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Working with Access Point Groups
Access Point groups can be used to define configuration options and apply them
to groups of APs at once, without having to modify each AP’s settings individually.
For each group, administrators can create a configuration profile that defines the
channels, radio settings, Ethernet ports and other configurable fields for all members
of the group or for all APs of a specific model in the group.
Access Point groups are similar to WLAN groups (see “Working with WLAN Groups”
for more information). While WLAN groups can be used to specify which WLAN
services are served by which APs, AP groups are used for more specific fine-tuning
of how the APs themselves behave.
The following sections describe the three main steps involved in working with AP
groups:
• Modifying the System Default AP Group : The first step in working with AP groups
is defining the default behavior of all APs controlled by ZoneDirector.
• Creating a New Access Point Group : After you have defined how you want your
default APs to behave, you can create a subset of access points with different
settings from the default settings.
• Modifying Access Point Group Membership : Lastly, you can easily move access
points between groups as described in this section.
AP group configuration settings can be overridden by individual AP settings. For
example, if you want to set the transmit power to a lower setting for only a few
specific APs, leave the Tx Power Adjustment at Auto in the System Default AP
Group, then go to the individual AP configuration page (Configure > Access Points
> Edit [AP MAC address]) and set the Tx Power setting to a lower setting.
Table 22. Maximum number of AP groups by ZoneDirector model
ZoneDirector Model Max AP Groups
ZoneDirector 1100 32
ZoneDirector 3000 256
ZoneDirector 5000 512