Editing Swap Configuration

The controller supports the swapping or replacement of a managed AP with a new AP of the same model. This feature is useful when you want to avoid service interruption because you need to replace an AP in the field.

By configuring the swap settings, you can easily and automatically export and apply the settings of the old AP to the new AP.

Follow these steps to configure the swap settings of an AP.

  1. On the Access Points page, locate the access point whose swap configuration you want to update.
  2. Click Configure, the Edit AP page appears.
  3. Click the Swap Configuration tab.
  4. Select the Add Swap-In AP check box.
  5. Enter the Swap-In AP MAC address.
  6. Click OK.

You have completed editing the swap configuration.