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Chapter 3 Tutorial
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Additionally, you want a backup for this controller AP. You add another NWA ( E ) in
the first floor of the building, which you will then set as a secondary controller AP.
Figure 44 Tutorial: Controller AP with Backup and Managed APs Example
3.6.2 Your Requirements
1
You want to manage the APs in your company using one controller AP’s Web
Configurator. That is, you only need to know one IP address to edit the settings of
the NWAs in your wireless network.
2
You want to have a backup of the NWA controller AP configuration.
3.6.3 Setup
In this example, each of your NWA standalone AP mirror each other. They all have
the same SSID profiles stored. First you need to download the configuration file
from one of your NWAs for backup purposes. Refer to
Section 23.8.1 on page 282
for information on how to download the configuration file from your NWA.
In case there are various SSID profiles stored in each NWA standalone AP, the
administrator will have to copy each SSID profile to just one NWA (which will
serve as the NWA controller AP.)
Note: This tutorial covers only the MGNT MODE and Controller screens.
You will need to do the following steps to configure the management modes of
your NWAs.
You
Secondary and Primary
1st floor
Managed APs
2nd, 3rd and 4th floors
A
B
C
D
Router
with DHCP Server
E
Controller APs