AP Registration Rules: Priorities and Workflow

If all the registration rules are configured for an AP, by default, AP discovery based on AP serial number takes precedence. The order of priority for AP discovery is as follows:

  1. AP serial number: The AP Serial Number registration rule is checked.
  2. IP subnet and AP model: If the AP does not have its serial number configured in the Serial Number registration rule, then the IP Subnet/AP Model registration rule is checked in which RND checks for the combination of IP address range using subnet and one or more AP models.
  3. AP model: If the AP does not have the combination of IP subnet and AP model configured in the IP Subnet/AP Model registration rule, then RND checks the AP Model registration rules for a match on the AP model condition.
  4. IP subnet: If the AP does not match any specific AP model condition within the IP Subnet/AP Model registration rules, then RND checks the IP Subnet registration rules for a match on the IP Subnet condition.
    Note: The columns in the AP model, IP subnet, and AP serial windows can be resized to meet your requirements.
  5. If the AP does not match any of the configured RND registration rules, then it will move to the configured RND Default Cluster, and to the Staging zone waiting for Approval.

Note: If the APs are not configured with any of the registration rules or if the APs do not match any of the configured RND registration rules, RND routes the APs to the configured RND default cluster, and to the staging zone waiting for approval. For this, the default cluster must be configured on the RND.

You can change the order of priority and make AP discovery by AP model to take precedence by enabling the Always prioritize by AP Model option in the AP Model tab. If the Always prioritize by AP Model option is enabled, it takes effect for the APs that are already configured. If the AP model registration rule enabled with the Always prioritize by AP Model option is configured, the order of priority for AP discovery is as follows:

  1. AP model: The AP Model rule assumes highest priority and is checked first.
  2. AP serial number: If the AP does not match the AP Model rule, RND checks the Serial Number registration rule.
  3. IP subnet and AP model: If the AP does not have its serial number configured in the Serial Number registration rule, then the IP Subnet/AP Model registration rule is checked in which RND checks for the combination of IP address range using subnet and one or more AP models.
  4. IP subnet: If the AP does not have the combination of IP subnet and AP model configured in the IP Subnet/AP Model registration rule, then RND checks the IP Subnet registration rule for a match on the IP subnet condition.

In this section:

  1. AP Behavior When Moved from an SZ to Another SZ
    Moving from an SZ to a different SZ affects AP behavior. The "Move AP" functionality can only help to provision AP data to the target SZ but it cannot guarantee AP connection to the target SZ.
  2. APs Behind NAT Limitation
    The APs in the same NAT can only belong to the same SZ cluster. You cannot redirect APs in the same NAT to different SZ clusters.
Parent topic: AP Registration Rules