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Step 5. Configure “Basic Settings”
Provide a minimal set of configuration information by defining the basic settings for
your wireless network. These settings are all available on the
Basic Settings
page of the
Administration Web interface, and are categorized into steps 1-4 on the Web page.
For a detailed description of these “Basic Settings” and how to properly configure them,
please see “Configuring Basic Settings.” Summarized briefly here, the steps are:
1. Review Description of this Access Point
Provide IP addressing information. For more information, see “Review /
Describe the Access Point” in this manual.
2. Provide Network Settings
Provide a new administrator password for clustered access points. For more
information, see “Provide Administrator Password and Wireless Network
Name” in this manual.
3. Set Configuration Policy for New Access Points.
Choose to configure new access points automatically (as new members of
the cluster) or ignore new access points.
If you set a configuration policy to
configure new access points automatically
,
new access points added to this network will join the cluster and be
configured automatically based on the settings you defined here. Updates to
the Network settings on any cluster member will be shared with all other
access points in the group.
If you chose to
ignore new access points
, then as you add new access
points
they will run in standalone mode. In standalone mode, an access
point does
not share the cluster configuration with other access points;
it must be
configured manually.
You can always update the settings on a standalone access point to have it
join the cluster. You can also remove an access point from a cluster thereby
switching it to run in standalone mode.
For more information, see “Set Configuration Policy for New Access Points
in this manual.
Quick Steps for Setup