Chapter 8 Wireless
NXC Series User’s Guide
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8.3.4 Firmware
The NXC stores an AP firmware in order to manage supported APs. This screen allows the NXC to check
for and download new AP firmware when it becomes available on the firmware server.
When an AP connects to the NXC wireless controller, the NXC will check if the AP has the same firmware
version as the AP firmware on the NXC. If no and Firmware Updating Mode is set to Auto in the AP Policy
screen, the NXC automatically updates the AP’s firmware to the latest AP firmware version on the NXC.
If Firmware Updating Mode is set to Manual, you need to select the AP and click Upgrade Now in the
Monitor > Wireless > AP Information > AP List screen to update it manually.
The NXC should always have the latest AP firmware so that new APs can be managed successfully.
Use Check to see if the NXC has the latest AP firmware. Use Apply to have the NXC download the latest
AP firmware from the firmware server. If the NXC does not have enough space for the latest AP
firmware, then the NXC will delete an existing firmware that no AP is using before downloading the new
AP firmware.
Auth. Policy Group Select a pre-defined authentication policy group to specify how captive portal
interception is implemented. You can configure the authentication policy groups in the
Configuration > Captive Portal > Redirect on AP screen. See Section 15.5 on page 221 for
more information.
Skip authentication
to provide
contingency access
while controller is
unreachable.
Select this option to allow wireless clients connected to the AP to access the network
without authentication through the NXC captive portal page when the connected AP
controller (the NXC) is not reachable.
AP List
Available This lists the APs that do not belong to this group. Select the APs that you want to add to the
group you are editing, and click the right arrow button to add them.
Member This lists the APs that belong to this group. Select any APs that you want to remove from the
group, and click the left arrow button to remove them.
OK Click OK to save your changes back to the NXC.
Cancel Click Cancel to close the window with changes unsaved.
Override Member AP
Setting
Click this button to overwrite the settings of all managed APs in this group with the settings
you configure here. All Override Group check boxes on the AP Management > Edit AP List
screen for the APs in this group will be deselected.
Table 59 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > AP Group > Add/Edit (continued)
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