Adaptive ap wlan topology, Auto discovery using dhcp, Manual adoption configuration – Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) User Manual
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Adaptive AP overview
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Auto discovery using DHCP
Extended Global Options 189, 190, 191, 192 can be used or Embedded Option 43 - Vendor
Specific options can be embedded in Option 43 using the vendor class identifier: BrocadeAP.51xx.
** The
Mobility 5181 Access Point
uses an encryption key to hash passphrases and security keys. To
obtain the encryption passphrase, configure a Product Name with the passphrase and export the
configuration file.
Manual adoption configuration
A manual controller adoption of an AAP can be conducted using:
•
Static FQDN - A controller fully qualified domain name can be specified to perform a DNS
lookup and controller discovery.
•
Static IP addresses - Up to 12 controller IP addresses can be manually specified in an ordered
list the AP can choose from. When providing a list, the AAP tries to adopt based on the order in
which they are listed (from 1-12)
.
NOTE
An AAP can use it's LAN or WAN Ethernet interface to adopt. The LAN is PoE and DHCP enabled by
default.
The WAN has no PoE support and has a default static AP address of 10.1.1.1/8.
Securing a configuration channel between
controller and AP
Once an access point obtains a list of available controllers, it begins connecting to each. The
controller can be either on the LAN or WAN side of the access point to provide flexibility in the
deployment of the network. If the controller is on the access point’s LAN, ensure the LAN subnet is
on a secure channel. The AP will connect to the controller and request a configuration.
Adaptive AP WLAN topology
An AAP can be deployed in the following WLAN topologies:
Code Data
Type
List of Controller IP addresses
(separate by comma, semi-colon, or space delimited)
188
String
Controller FQDN
190
String
Mobility 5181 Access Point Encryption IPSec Passphrase (Hashed) **
191
String
Mobility 5181 Access Point controller discovery mode
1 = auto discovery enable
2 = auto discover enabled (using IPSec)
192
String