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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
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Chapter 7 Controlling Lightweight Access Points
Configuring Backup Controllers
Step 7
To configure the access point heartbeat timer, enter this command:
config advanced timers ap-heartbeat-timeout
interval
where
interval
is a value between 1 and 30 seconds (inclusive). This value should be at least three times
larger than the fast heartbeat timer. The default value is 30 seconds.
Step 8
To configure the access point primary discovery request timer, enter this command:
config advanced timers ap-primary-discovery-timeout
interval
where
interval
is a value between 30 and 3600 seconds. The default value is 120 seconds.
Step 9
To configure the access point discovery timer, enter this command:
config advanced timers ap-discovery-timeout
interval
where
interval
is a value between 1 and 10 seconds (inclusive). The default value is 10 seconds.
Step 10
To configure the 802.11 authentication response timer, enter this command:
config advanced timers auth-timeout
interval
where
interval
is a value between 10 and 600 seconds (inclusive). The default value is 10 seconds.
Step 11
To save your changes, enter this command:
save config
Step 12
To view an access point’s configuration, enter these commands:
•
show ap config general
Cisco_AP
•
show advanced backup-controller
•
show advanced timers
Information similar to the following appears for the
show ap config general
Cisco_AP
command:
Cisco AP Identifier.............................. 1
Cisco AP Name.................................... AP5
Country code..................................... US - United States
Regulatory Domain allowed by Country............. 802.11bg:-AB 802.11a:-AB
AP Country code.................................. US - United States
AP Regulatory Domain............................. 802.11bg:-A 802.11a:-N
Switch Port Number .............................. 1
MAC Address...................................... 00:13:80:60:48:3e
IP Address Configuration......................... DHCP
IP Address....................................... 1.100.163.133
...
Primary Cisco Switch Name........................ 1-4404
Primary Cisco Switch IP Address.................. 2.2.2.2
Secondary Cisco Switch Name...................... 1-4404
Secondary Cisco Switch IP Address................ 2.2.2.2
Tertiary Cisco Switch Name....................... 2-4404
Tertiary Cisco Switch IP Address................. 1.1.1.4
...
Information similar to the following appears for the
show advanced backup-controller
command:
AP primary Backup Controller .................... controller1 10.10.10.10
AP secondary Backup Controller ............... 0.0.0.0
