Alcatel-Lucent AOS-W 6.5.3.x - Page 513

Figure 66 AP Discovery Logic
1. The AP boots up with the manufacturing image in unprovisioned mode.
2. The AP enters the switch discovery process using static/DHCP/ADP/DNS based switch discovery. If the
preference role is set to switch-less, the AP bypasses switch discovery and immediately enters Instant
discovery (skip to step 3 on page 513).
n If a switch is discovered, the AP receives the switch’s IP address or domain assignment. The AP connects
to the switch and downloads the AOS-W image. After the image is downloaded, the AP reboots. The
configuration syncs, and the AP runs in switch-based mode.
n If a switch is discovered, but the AP deployment policy is applied to this AP, the AP connects to the switch
and downloads the AOS-W image. The switch rejects the AP termination and redirects the AP to the
Instant discovery process.
n If the AP cannot locate any switches (for example, if the switch is powered off or becomes unreachable),
it enters Instant discovery.
3. The AP enters the Instant discovery process to locate an Instant VC, Activate, OmniVista, or Central.
n If a VC is discovered, the AP joins the existing IAP cluster and downloads the Instant image from the
cluster. After the image is downloaded, the AP reboots. The configuration syncs, and the AP runs in
switch-less mode.
n If the AP cannot locate a VC in an existing IAP cluster, the AP attempts to locate Activate, OmniVista, or
Central to upgrade the image and form a new IAP cluster.
APs running the manufacturing image cannot form an IAP cluster.
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