Managing AP Console Settings on page 585 for more information on provisioning APs through a console
connection.
To deploy a switch-based AP using an AP console connection:
1. Establish a console connection to the AP. See Managing AP Console Settings on page 585 for more details.
2. To access the AP console command prompt, press Enter when the AP displays the “Hit <Enter> to stop
autoboot” message.
3. Enter the AP console password.
4. Execute one of the following APBoot commands to assign an IP address from which the AP can download
the AOS-W image:
n setenv serverip <ipaddr>: IP address of a TFTP server.
a. (Optional) To upgrade the image directly in partition <n> from <file>, execute the os [<n>] <file>
command.
b. After the server IP address is assigned, enter saveenv to save your settings.
c. Reboot the AP using the boot or tftpboot command. The AP boots up with the AOS-W image.
n setenv master <ipaddr>: IP address of a master switch. This option is used for static switch discovery.
a. After the master switch is assigned, enter saveenv to save your settings.
b. Reboot the AP using the boot command. The AP boots up with the manufacturing image.
c. The AP enters the static switch discovery process.
d. If the assigned master switch is discovered, the AP connects to the switch and downloads the AOS-W
image.
e. After the image is downloaded, the AP reboots.
f. The configuration syncs, and the AP runs in switch-based mode.
Switch-based AP in a Test Network
Users can provision switch-based APs in a test network before deploying the APs in a working network.
Switches in a test network can only be discovered using the Alcatel-Lucent Discovery Protocol (ADP).
APs are upgraded to the AOS-W image via ADP through the following steps:
1. The AP boots up with the manufacturing image in unprovisioned mode.
2. The AP enters the switch discovery process using ADP.
3. When a switch is discovered, the AP connects to the switch and downloads the AOS-W image.
n If the AP cannot locate a switch, it enters the Instant discovery process. To prevent the AP from
upgrading to switch-less mode, you must make sure Instant VCs, Activate, OmniVista, and Central are not
available to the AP. If the AP is not upgraded and there are no configuration changes with 15 minutes,
the AP reboots and restarts the discovery process (step 1 on page 515).
4. After the image is downloaded, the AP reboots.
5. The configuration syncs, and the AP runs in switch-based mode.
Switch-based AP in a New Switch-based Network
Users can deploy APs directly into a brand new switch-based network. APs are upgraded to the AOS-W image
using static/ADP/DHCP/DNS based switch discovery. See Enable Switch Discovery on page 533 for more details
on the different switch discovery options.
APs are upgraded to the AOS-W image via DHCP/DNS through the following steps:
1. The AP boots up with the manufacturing image in unprovisioned mode.
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