538| Access Points AOS-W 6.5.3.x| User Guide
4. Click the Provisioning Profile drop-down list and select the name of the provisioning profile you want to
assign to this AP group.
5. Click Apply.
If you are provisioning remote APs, you must also add the remote APs to the RAP whitelist. For details, see
Remote Access Points on page 695.
Configuring Installed APs
APs and AMs are designed to require only minimal setup to make them operational in an user-centric network.
Once APs have established communication with the switch, you can apply advanced configuration to individual
APs or groups of APs in the network using the WebUI on the switch.
You can either connect the AP directly to a port on the switch, or connect the AP to another switch or router
that has layer-2 or layer-3 connectivity to the switch. If the Ethernet port on the switch is an 802.3af Power
over Ethernet (PoE) port, the AP automatically uses it to power up. If a PoE port is not available, you must get
an AC adapter for the AP. For more information, see the Installation Guide for the specific AP.
If you are configuring a new AP that has never been provisioned before, you must first connect the AP to the
switch according the instructions included with that AP. If you are reprovisioning or reconfiguring existing
active APs, this step is not necessary, as the APs are already communicating with the switch.
This section describes the procedure to configure a installed AP with the basic settings it requires to become
operational on the network. You can configure an AP using the AP wizard, the provisioning profile in the
WebUI, or the switch command-line interface. using The individual configuration steps vary, depending upon
whether the AP is deployed as a campus AP, remote AP (RAP) or a mesh AP.
Configuring an AP using the Provisioning Wizard
The easiest way to provision any AP is to use the AP Wizard in the switch WebUI. This wizard will walk you
through the specific steps required to provision a campus, remote or Mesh AP. The Wizard includes a help tab
that further describes each of the configuration tasks for that deployment type.
To access the AP wizard to provision a AP:
1. Select Configuration>Wizards>AP Wizard. The Specify Deployment Scenario window appears.
2. Select the deployment for the new AP, then click Next to continue to the next window in the Wizard.
3. Continue working your way through the Wizard to complete the provisioning process.
Configuring an AP using the WebUI
The following basic steps configure a campus AP on a WLAN.
Remote APs and mesh APs require additional configuration steps not required for campus APs. For more information,
see Configuring a Remote AP and
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Installation > Provisioning window.
2. Click the checkbox by the AP you want to provision, then click Provision. The Provisioning page opens.
3. In the AP Parameters section, click the AP Group drop-down list and select the AP group to which this AP
should be assigned. The AP group must have at least one virtual AP.
4. (Optional) Some AP models support an external antenna in addition to their internal antenna. If the AP you
are provisioning supports an external antenna, the Provisioning window displays an additional Antenna
Parameters section. If you want to use an External antenna for the remote AP you are provisioning, select
External Antenna and define settings for that antenna. Otherwise, the remote AP will use its internal
antenna by default.
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