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Table 33, Configuration > MGNT MODE

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Chapter 7 Management Mode Note: After you change the operation mode, the NWA3000-N series AP resets to its default settings for the mode you set it to, including the IP address of 192.168.1.2. It also backs up its configuration to a xxx-backup.conf file where xxx denotes the mode the NWA3000-N series AP was previously using. Click Configuration > MGNT MODE in the NWA3000-N series AP's navigation menu. The following screen displays. Figure 40 Configuration > MGNT MODE The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 33 Configuration > MGNT MODE LABEL DESCRIPTION AP Controller Select this option to have the NWA3000-N series AP act as a managing device for other NWA3000-N series APs on your network. The NWA3000-N series AP only acts as a controller when you select this. Wireless clients cannot connect directly to the controller; you have to connect to it through the wired network. Standalone AP Select this to manage the NWA3000-N series AP using its own web configurator, neither managing nor managed by other devices. Managed AP Select this to have the NWA3000-N series AP managed by another NWA3000-N series AP on your network. Apply When you do this, the NWA3000-N series AP can be configured ONLY by the management AP. If you do not have an AP controller on your network and want to return the NWA3000-N series AP to standalone mode, you must use the its physical RESET button or the commands. All settings are returned to their default values. Click this to save your changes. Reset If you change the mode in this screen, the NWA3000-N series AP restarts. Wait a short while before you attempt to log in again. If you changed the mode to Managed AP, you cannot log in as the web configurator is disabled; you must manage the NWA3000-N series AP through the controller AP on your network. Click this to return this screen to its previously-saved settings. 106 NWA3000-N Series User's Guide

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Chapter 7 Management Mode
NWA3000-N Series User’s Guide
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Note: After you change the operation mode, the NWA3000-N series AP resets to its
default settings for the mode you set it to, including the IP address of
192.168.1.2. It also backs up its configuration to a xxx-backup.conf file where
xxx denotes the mode the NWA3000-N series AP was previously using.
Click
Configuration > MGNT MODE
in the NWA3000-N series AP’s navigation
menu. The following screen displays.
Figure 40
Configuration > MGNT MODE
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 33
Configuration > MGNT MODE
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
AP Controller
Select this option to have the NWA3000-N series AP act as a
managing device for other NWA3000-N series APs on your
network. The NWA3000-N series AP only acts as a controller
when you select this. Wireless clients cannot connect directly to
the controller; you have to connect to it through the wired
network.
Standalone AP
Select this to manage the NWA3000-N series AP using its own
web configurator, neither managing nor managed by other
devices.
Managed AP
Select this to have the NWA3000-N series AP managed by
another NWA3000-N series AP on your network.
When you do this, the NWA3000-N series AP can be configured
ONLY by the management AP. If you do not have an AP controller
on your network and want to return the NWA3000-N series AP to
standalone mode, you must use the its physical
RESET
button or
the commands. All settings are returned to their default values.
Apply
Click this to save your changes.
If you change the mode in this screen, the NWA3000-N series AP
restarts. Wait a short while before you attempt to log in again. If
you changed the mode to
Managed AP
, you cannot log in as the
web configurator is disabled; you must manage the NWA3000-N
series AP through the controller AP on your network.
Reset
Click this to return this screen to its previously-saved settings.