3com WX1200 3CRWX120695A Manuel D’Utilisation

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You can use an Auto-AP profile to deploy unconfigured Distributed 
MAPs. A Distributed MAP that does not have a configuration on a WX 
switch can receive its configuration from the Auto-AP profile instead. 

The Auto-AP profile assigns a Distributed MAP number and name to the 
MAP, from among the unused valid MAP numbers available on the 
switch. The Auto-AP profile also configures the MAP with the MAP and 
radio parameter settings in the profile. The MAP and radio parameter 
settings in the Auto-AP profile are configurable. (See “Configuring an 
Auto-AP Profile” on page 220.)

The Auto-AP profile does not control SSIDs, encryption parameters, or 
any other parameters managed by service profiles. You still need to 
configure a service profile separately for each SSID. 

A WX switch can have one Auto-AP profile. 

The boot process for a Distributed MAP that does not have a 
configuration on a WX switch is similar to the process for configured 
Distributed MAPs. After the MAP starts up, it uses DHCP to configure its 
IP connection with the network. The MAP then uses the IP connection to 
contact a WX switch. 

The WX switch contacted by the MAP determines the best switch to use 
for configuring the MAP, and sends the MAP the IP address of that 
switch. The best switch to use for configuring the MAP is the switch that 
has an Auto-AP profile with a high bias setting. If more than one WX has 
an Auto-AP profile with a high bias setting, the switch that has the 
greatest capacity to add new unconfigured MAPs is selected.

A WX with the capacity to add new unconfigured Distributed MAP is the 
lesser of the following:

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Maximum number of MAPs that can be configured on the WX, minus 
the number that are configured

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Maximum number of MAPs that can be active on the WX, minus the 
number that are active