Designating a Preferred Master AP

The Preferred Master settings allow an administrator to manually designate the primary and secondary preferred Master APs.

By default, there is no preference as to which AP should become the Master AP. The first AP that is deployed automatically becomes the Master AP. If the Master AP goes offline for any reason, any other Ethernet-connected member AP can take over the role of the Master AP.

By using the Preferred Master option, the administrator can designate the APs that will have a priority as the Master AP.

Complete the following steps to configure the primary and the secondary preferred Master APs.

  1. Go to Admin & Services > System > System Info.
  2. Under Preferred Master, from the Primary Preferred Master list, select a primary preferred Master AP.

    The Primary Preferred Master list displays the best Master AP at the top of the list. The recommended best Master AP is displayed in green and is indicated by a ("thumbs up" symbol), as shown in the following figure and you can choose this AP as the primary preferred Master.

    Designating APs as the Preferred Masters

  3. From the Secondary Preferred Master list, select a secondary preferred Master AP.

    When the primary preferred Master AP is offline, the secondary preferred Master AP assumes the role of the Master AP. When the primary preferred Master AP returns online, it rejoins the Unleashed network and resumes the role of the Master AP again.

Parent topic: System Info Settings