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Chapter 5 Management Mode
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5.3 The Management Mode Screen
Use this screen to configure the NWA as a CAPWAP controller AP, a CAPWAP
managed AP, or to use it in its default standalone mode.
Click MGNT MODE in the NWA’s navigation menu. The following screen displays.
Figure 58 Management Mode
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 10 Management Mode
LABEL DESCRIPTION
AP Controller Select this option to have the NWA act as a managing device for
other NWAs on your network.
Standalone AP Select this to manage the NWA using its own web configurator,
neither managing nor managed by other devices.
Managed AP Select this to have the NWA managed by another NWA on your
network.
When you do this, the NWA can be configured ONLY by the
management AP. If you do not have an AP controller on your
network and want to return the NWA to standalone mode, you
must use its physical
RESET button. All settings are returned to
their default values.
Options are:
• Auto AP Controller IP - Select this option to have the NWA
issue a request to be managed by any available NWA-based
AP controller within its broadcast radius.
• Manual AP Controller IP - Select this option if you know the
IP address of the AP controller that you want to manage your
NWA. You can assign a primary and secondary controller
IP . At the very least, you need a primary IP.
When you set the NWA to Managed AP mode, it becomes a DHCP
client. To discover its new IP address, check the DHCP server on
your network. If your network has no DHCP server, the NWA’s IP
address remains the same. You can also check the
Controller >
AP Lists screen of the AP controller on your network.