HP MSM7XX

Chapter 6: Working with controlled APs
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Working with controlled APs
Contents
Key concepts.................................................................................................................6-3
Key controlled-mode events .......................................................................................6-4
Discovery of controllers by controlled APs..............................................................6-6
Discovery overview...............................................................................................6-6
Discovery methods................................................................................................6-7
Discovery order .....................................................................................................6-9
Discovery recommendations .............................................................................6-10
Discovery priority................................................................................................6-11
Discovery considerations ...................................................................................6-13
Monitoring the discovery process .....................................................................6-13
Authentication of controlled APs.............................................................................6-19
Building the AP authentication list ...................................................................6-20
Configuring APs..........................................................................................................6-22
Overview...............................................................................................................6-22
Inheritance ...........................................................................................................6-23
Configuration strategy ........................................................................................6-24
Working with groups...........................................................................................6-25
Working with APs ................................................................................................6-26
Assigning egress VLANs to a group...................................................................6-30
Assigning country settings to a group...............................................................6-30
Provisioning APs ........................................................................................................6-31
Provisioning methods .........................................................................................6-32
Displaying the provisioning pages.....................................................................6-33
Provisioning connectivity...................................................................................6-34