Creating an AP Registration Rule

You must create rules to register an AP.

To create an AP registration rule:
  1. Go to System > AP Settings > AP Registration.
  2. Click Create, the AP Registration Rule form appears.
  3. Enter a Rule Description.
  4. Select the Zone Name to which this rule applies.
  5. In Rule Type, click the basis upon which you want to create the rule. Options include:
    NOTE
    The format of the IP address or addresses that you need to enter here depends on the AP IP mode that you selected when you created the AP zone to which this rule will be assigned. If you selected IPv4 Only, enter an IPv4 address. If you selected IPv6 Only, enter an IPv6 address.
    • IP Address Range: If you select this option, enter the From (starting) and To (ending) IP address that you want to use.
    • Subnet: If you select this option, enter the IP address and subnet mask pair to use for matching.
    • GPS Coordinates: If you select this option, type the GPS coordinates to use for matching. Access points that have been assigned the same GPS coordinates will be automatically assigned to the AP zone that you will choose in the next step.

      You can choose the Rule Type as GPS coordinates, wherein you must provide information about the latitude, longitude and distance to determine if the AP is within the defined area.

    • Provision Tag: If the access points that are joining the controller have been configured with provision tags, click the Provision Tag option, and then type a tag name in the Provision Tag box. Access points with matching tags will be automatically assigned to the AP zone that you will choose in the next step.
      NOTE
      Provision tags can be configured on a per-AP basis from the access point’s command line interface.
  6. Click OK.

    When the process is complete, the page refreshes, and then registration rule that you created appears on the AP Registration Rules page.

    To create another registration rule, repeat the preceding steps. You can create as many registration rules as you need to manage the APs on the network.

NOTE
You can also edit, delete or clone an AP registration rule. To do so, select the rule profile from the list and click Configure, Delete or Clone respectively.
Parent topic: Working with AP Registration Rules