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Configuring APs
AC-AP tunnel
As shown in Figure 5 , an AC and an AP establish a data tunnel to forward data packets and a control
tunnel to forward control packets used for AP configuration and management. The AC can automatically
configure and manage APs based on the information provided by the administrator.
Figure 284 Network diagram
Auto AP
The auto AP feature enables an AC to automatically associate with APs. It can greatly reduce your
workload when you deploy a wireless network with many APs.
You can enable auto AP in the following ways:
• Specify an auto-AP template and enable the auto-AP function.
After you create an auto-AP template on the AP > AP Setup page and enable the auto-AP function,
the AC automatically associates with the APs of the model specified in the template, names the APs
by using their MAC addresses, and assigns configurations in the template to APs. Clients can
associate with auto APs but the administrator cannot change the configuration of auto APs.
• Enable the auto-AP function.
After you enable the auto-AP function, the AC automatically associates with all APs and names the
APs by using their MAC addresses. Clients can associate with the auto APs but the administrator
cannot change the configuration of the auto APs.
AP group
Overview
AP group enables you to configure multiple APs at a time, which reduces your workload.
If you do not create any AP groups, the system takes the AP group named default group as the default
AP group. You can modify but not delete the default AP group. All APs created belong to the default AP
group by default.
You can add APs with the same configurations or in the same subnet to the same AP group. The APs use
the configuration of the AP group. If you add an auto AP template into a non-default AP group, the auto
APs getting online through the template belong to the group. The auto APs use the configuration of the AP
group to which the auto AP template belongs.