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69D-Link DAP-2690 User Manual
Section 4 - Using the AP Array
Situations Encountered with the Dierent Implementations:
• Multiple Master APs: If there are two or more Master APs assigned in an array, the AP with the longest run-time will become the Master AP.
Note: The other Master APs will become Backup Master APs.
• Manually Congured Slave AP: At intervals of one minute, the Master AP will send out a beacon to check the status of the Slave APs. If any
changes are done to the slave APs manually, the Master AP will automatically synchronize its conguration to the slave AP and overwrite it.
• No Backup Master AP Available: If the Master AP crashes and there are only Slave APs in the array, the Slave APs will work as stand-alone APs
until a new Master joins the array. The administrator may want to congure two Master APs for the array, so that there is always a Backup Master
AP available.
• Master AP Crashed: In a situation where the Master AP becomes unavailable to the array, the Backup Master AP will take over the Master role
and synchronize the conguration to the Slave APs.