Approving Access Points

APs must be approved to join the system. The APs can be approved either automatically or manually. Once you have created registration rules and the AP zones to which joining access points can be assigned automatically, access points will be able to join or register with the controller automatically.

Whenever a new AP connects to the controller and before it gets approval, the AP registration is moved to "Pending" state determining there is communication between the AP and controller. Every time an unapproved AP attempts to register, a "AP reject" event is generated and can be exported to syslog server if there is one configured.

Note: This feature is applicable only for SZ144 and vSZ-E platforms.

Approving Access Points Manually

To approve an AP manually, perform the following -

  1. Go toNetwork > Wireless > Access Points .
  2. Select the AP you want to approve, click More and Approve.

    A confirmation window appears, click Yes.

  3. On the left hand side, under System tree, scroll down and click on the Staging Zone for vSZ-H and SZ300 and Default Zone for SZ144. This displays all APs in the queue for approval.
  4. For vSZ-E and SZ144, clear the Automatically approve all join requests from APs check box.
  5. Click Ok.

Approving Access Points Automatically

To approve an AP automatically, perform the following -

  1. Network > Wireless > AP Settings > Approval.
  2. Toggle the Automatically approve all join requests to ON.
  3. Click Ok.

    Approving Access Points Automatically

    Note: For vSZ-E, when the Automatically approve all join requests toggle is enabled, the APs are automatically approved, whereas, for vSZ-H, the APs must be manually approved.
Parent topic: AP Provisioning and Swapping