topic Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs in Wireless

Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs

TERRY HAHN — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 03:26:59 GMT

We pre-configure our APs with IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and controller IP address. Our APs are on separate subnets by themselves. All of the 1131's found the controller and came up. None of the 3502s found the controller. We then had to use the ip helper-address command and the ip forward-protocol command on the router for the 3502s - that worked. Why don't the 3502s come up like the 1131s without the router commands?

Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs

Surendra BG — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:48:18 GMT

Hi,

3502 AP needs 7.0 WLC code.. please make sure the WLC code is anything above 7.0 , lemme know if we are running 7.0

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Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs

TERRY HAHN — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:56:55 GMT

We are running WLC verson 7.0.98.

Re: Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs

Nicholas Darrow — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:20:55 GMT

When you configured the controller ip address on the ap, did you also included the controller name? I usually configure the ip address of the controllers in the dhcp option 43 or as a dns name so lost aps will come up. When statically assigning an ap, you should set the ip address AND the controller name under capwap not lwap.

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Re: Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs

TERRY HAHN — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:58:18 GMT

We statically configure the APs with the controller IP address. I guess I don't see the added advantage of adding the controller name - how will that help if the AP already has the controller IP address?

Re: Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs

Nicholas Darrow — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:32:21 GMT

Try it. Just the ip address the wap won't join.

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Re: Deploying 1131s and 3502s - Pre-configured APs

TERRY HAHN — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:41:24 GMT

Well, it's been a long time but I finally checked this out and you're right - I put the controller IP AND name in the AP and the AP came up right away - thanks!