Dell W-Series 207 Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2 User Guide - Page 78

In the Instant UI 1. Navigate to System>General. 2. Specify the name of W-IAP in the Name text box. 3. Click OK. In the CLI To change the name: (Instant AP)# name Updating Location Details of a W-IAP You can update the physical location details of a W-IAP by using the Instant UI or CLI. The system location details are used for retrieving information through the SNMP sysLocation MIB object. In the Instant UI To update location details: 1. Navigate to System>General. 2. Specify the location of a W-IAP in the System location text box. 3. Click OK. In the CLI To update location details of a W-IAP: (Instant AP)(config)# syslocation (Instant AP)(config)# end (Instant AP)# commit apply Configuring a Preferred Band You can configure a preferred band for a W-IAP by using the Instant UI or the CLI. In the Instant UI 1. Navigate to System>General. 2. Select 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz or All from the Preferred band drop-down list for single-radio access points. 3. Click OK. Reboot the W-IAP after configuring the radio profile for the changes to affect. In the CLI To configure a preferred band: (Instant AP)(config)# rf-band (Instant AP)(config)# end (Instant AP)# commit apply Configuring Virtual Controller IP Address You can specify a single static IP address that can be used to manage a multi-AP Instant network. This IP address is automatically provisioned on a shadow interface on the W-IAP that takes the role of a Virtual Controller. When a W-IAP becomes a Virtual Controller, it sends three Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) messages with the static IP address and its MAC address to update the network ARP cache. 78 | Initial Configuration Tasks Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide