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For more information about ARM, see "Adaptive Radio Management" on page 141. Migrating from a Virtual Controller Managed Network to Mobility Controller Managed Network An IAP can be provisioned as a Campus AP (CAP) or Remote AP (RAP) in a controller-based network. Before converting the IAP, ensure that both the IAP and controller are configured to operate in the same regulatory domain. Converting an IAP to RAP Mode NOTE: IAP to RAP conversion will be supported on a future release of ArubaOS. For new feature details see ArubaOS release notes at download.dell-pcw.com. For RAP conversion, the Virtual Controller sends the RAP convert command to all the other IAPs. The Virtual Controller along with the other slave IAPs will then setup a VPN tunnel to the remote controller, and download the firmware by FTP. The Virtual Controller uses IPsec to communicate to the Mobility Controller over the Internet.  If the IAP gets Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave information via DHCP (Option 43 and Option 60), it establishes an HTTPS connection to the Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave server and downloads the configuration and operates in IAP mode.  If the IAP does not get Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave information via DHCP provisioning, it tries provisioning via a firmware image server in the cloud (sends serial number MAC address). If an entry for the IAP is present in the firmware image cloud server and is provisioned as an IAP > RAP entry, the firmware image cloud server responds with controller IP address, AP group, and AP type. The IAP then contacts the controller, establishes certificate-based secure communication, and gets configuration and image from the controller. The IAP then reboots and comes up as a RAP. The IAP then establishes an IPSEC connection with the controller and begins operating in RAP mode.  If an IAP entry for the AP is present in the firmware image cloud server, the IAP gets Dell PowerConnect WAirWave server information from the cloud server and downloads configuration from Dell PowerConnect WAirWave to operate in IAP mode.  If there is no response from the cloud server or Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave, the IAP comes up in Dell Instant mode. NOTE: A description of the firmware image cloud server can be found in the section named Firmware Image Server in Cloud Network, within this chapter. NOTE: A mesh point cannot be converted to RAP because mesh does not support VPN connection. An IAP can be converted to an ArubaOS Campus AP only if the controller is running ArubaOS 6.1 or later. The following table describes the supported IAP platforms and minimal AOS version for IAP to CAP/RAP conversion. Table 12 Supported IAP Platforms and Minimal AOS Version for IAP to CAP Conversion IAP Platform AOS Version W-IAP92 6.1.x W-IAP93 6.1.x W-IAP104 6.1.x Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.3.1-3.0.0.0 | User Guide Managing IAPs | 79