H3C 6W100 Manuel utilisateur

H3C Wi-Fi 6 Access Points

Operating Mode Switching Guide

Document version: 6W100-20210810

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Contents

About AP operating modes············································································1

Introduction ························································································································································1

Operating mode switching methods···················································································································1

Operating mode switching procedure ········································································································1

Determining the current operating mode of the AP····················································································1

Operating mode switching methods···········································································································3

Switching the operating mode for an AP························································5

General restrictions and guidelines····················································································································5

Switching the operating mode from the Cloudnet platform················································································5

Restrictions and guidelines························································································································5

Prerequisites··············································································································································5

Procedure···················································································································································6

Switching the operating mode for an AP from the CLI of the AC·······································································8

Restrictions and guidelines························································································································8

Switching the operating mode for an AP from the CLI of the AP·······································································9

Switching the operating mode from the BootWare menu of an AP··································································10

Pressing the Reset button to switch the operating mode·················································································12

FAQ·············································································································12

About AP operating modes

Introduction

Wi-Fi 6 APs can operate in fit, cloud, or anchor AC mode. The images for all the operating modes

packaged in one .ipe file. You can switch the operating mode for an AP without the need to obtain the

image file for each operating mode.

The following are the supported operating modes:

•

Fit—The AP is managed and controlled by an AC.

•

Cloud—The AP can be managed from Cloudnet or from its Web interface.

•

Anchor AC—The AP acts an AC to manage fit APs.

Operating mode switching methods

Operating mode switching procedure

1. Determine the target operating mode of the AP.

2. Determine the current operating mode of the AP.

3. Select the operating mode switching method and complete networking.

4. Perform an operating mode switching.

Determining the current operating mode of the AP

From the CLI of the AP

# Log in to the AP from the console port, and then execute the display wlan device role

command in any view.

<AP> display wlan device role

Current device role: Cloud AP

Table 1 Command output

Field Description

Current device role

•Anchor AC—AC in an AC hierarchy network.

•FIT AP.

•Cloud AP.

From the BootWare menu of the AP

Press Ctrl + B when “Press Ctrl+B to access EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU...” is displayed

during the power-on and restart process of the AP.

==========================<EXTENDED-BOOTWARE MENU>======================

|<1> Boot System |

|<2> Enter Serial SubMenu |

|<3> Enter Ethernet SubMenu |

|<4> File Control |

|<5> Restore to Factory Default Configuration |

|<6> Skip Current System Configuration |

|<7> BootWare Operation Menu |

|<8> Skip Authentication for Console Login |

|<9> Storage Device Operation |

|<0> Reboot |

=======================================================================

Ctrl+Z: Access EXTENDED ASSISTANT MENU

Ctrl+F: Format File System

Ctrl+C: Display Copyright

Ctrl+Y: Change AP Mode

Enter your choice(0-9):

# Press Ctrl + Y at the main menu.

Please select the new mode

Current mode is Cloud Mode

=======================================================================

|NO. Mode |

|1 Fit Mode |

|2 Anchor-AC (Virtual AC Mode) |

|3 Cloud Mode |

|0 Exit |

=======================================================================

From the CLI of the AC

Use this method if the AP is managed by an AC. This mode is applicable to APs operating in fit or

cloud mode.

# Execute the display wlan ap verbose command in any view from the CLI of the AC and

check the AP type field for the operating mode of the AP.

<AC> display wlan ap name ap1 verbose

AP name : ap1

AP ID : 1

AP group name : default-group

State : Run

Backup type : Master

Omitted

AP type : Normal AP

Radio 1:

BSSID : N/A

State : Down

Type : 802.11ax

Antenna type : internal

Omitted

Table 2 Command output

Field Description

AP type •Normal AP—Fit AP in an AC + fit AP network.

•Cloud AP.

Field Description

•Unknown—UnknownAP type. This field is displayed before

the AP comes online from the AC.

Pressing the Reset button

Use this method if you cannot log in to the APfrom the console port. Press the Reset button for 20 to

30 seconds, and then determine the operating mode of the AP by observing the status LED or power

LED on the AP.

Table 3 Determining the operating mode by LEDs

LED Status Description

Yellow

Flashes once every two

seconds Fit mode

Flashes twice every one

second AnchorAC mode

Flashes four times every one

second Cloud mode

By checking the default wireless service

Use this method to identify whether an AP is operating in cloud mode. An AP operating in cloud

mode provides a wireless service with an SSID of H3C_xxxxxx, where xxxxxx is the last six digits of

the AP’s MAC address. After the AP is powered on, you can use a client to search for this network. If

this network is available, the AP is operating in cloud mode.

Operating mode switching methods

The operating mode switching methods vary depending on the operating mode of an AP.

Table 4 Operating mode switching methods

Current operating mode Available operating modes Operating mode switching

method

FIT

Cloud

Switching the operating mode from the

Cloudnet platform

Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AC

Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AP

Switching the operating mode from the

BootWare menu of an AP

Pressing the Reset button toswitch the

operating mode

Anchor-AC

Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AP

Switching the operating mode from the

BootWare menu of an AP

Cloud FIT Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AC

Current operating mode Available operating modes Operating mode switching

method

Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AP

Switching the operating mode from the

BootWare menu of an AP

Anchor AC

Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AP

Switching the operating mode from the

BootWare menu of an AP

Anchor AC

FIT

Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AP

Switching the operating mode from the

BootWare menu of an AP

Cloud

Switching the operating mode for an

AP from the CLI of the AP

Switching the operating mode from the

BootWare menu of an AP

Switching the operating mode for an AP

General restrictions and guidelines

•

APs with a version of R2442 or E2442 or a higher version support mode switching. Before

mode switching, please upgrade your AP to R2442 or a higher version.

•

For operating mode switching to take effect on an AP, you must restart the AP.

•

For the first operating mode switching, the AP starts with the factory default setting if you have

not used the save command to save the configuration. If you have saved the configuration, the

AP starts with the saved configuration.

•

For the operating mode of an AP, see the release notes.

•

An AP operating in anchor AC mode will switch to fit mode and associate with an AC if it does

not have persistent mode configured and discovers another AC in the network.

Switching the operating mode from the Cloudnet

platform

This method enables you switch the operating mode for an AP only from fit to cloud.

Restrictions and guidelines

Both APs operating in cloud mode and fit mode can come online from the Cloudnet platform. You can

manage APs operating in cloud mode from the Cloudnet platform. You cannot manage fit APs from

the Cloudnet platform, but you can switch the operating mode and upgrade the software for an AP

operating in fit mode from the Cloudnet platform.

Prerequisites

•

The AP will search for an AC and Cloudnet platform after startup. The AP can come online from

the Cloudnet platform it has not registered to an AC. If it has registered to an AC, it will come

online from the AC. Make sure the AP is not registered to an AC.

•

Connect the AP to the network and enable it to obtain an IP address through DHCP. Make sure

the obtained IP address and public network are reachable to each other.

•

Make sure the DNS server can translate the Cloudnet server address correctly.

Figure 1 Network diagram

Procedure

Logging in to the Cloudnet platform

Connect the AP to the Internet, enter cloudnet.h3c.com in the browser bar, and then enter the

username and password for logging in to the Cloudnet platform.

Scan the QR code on the login page to download the Cloudnet app. The procedure for logging in to

the Cloudnet platform from the Web interface and from the Cloudnet app is the same. The following

uses login from the Web interface as an example.

Adding a device

1. On the top navigation bar, click Network.

2. From the left navigation pane, select Network > Devices.

3. Select a branch and a site from the top of the work pane.

4. Click Add. Select a site, and enter the device name and serial number.

IP network

Cloud platform connection

GE1/0/1

10.0.0.1/24

139.217.27.153/24

Switch Router

DHCP server

DNS server

H3C Cloudnet

Figure 2 Adding a device

5. Start the AP. If the AP cannot discover an AC, it will switch to cloud mode when it connects to

the Cloudnet platform for the first time.

6. For the AP to switch to fit mode again, perform the following tasks to manually enable operating

mode switching:

a. On the top navigation bar, click Network.

b. From the left navigation pane, select Settings > Cloud APs> Oasis Mode.

c. Click the toggle button in the Oasis Mode column for an AP.

Figure 3 Manually switching the operating mode for an AP

7. Wait for the AP to restart. The AP will switch to cloud mode after restart, and information about

the AP will not be displayed in the operating mode switching list.

8. To display the switching result, click Network on the top navigation bar, and then select

Network > Sites from the left navigation pane. Select the site to which the AP belongs. If the

AP is online, the mode switching is successful.

Figure 4 Displaying the operating mode switching result

Switching the operating mode for an AP from the

CLI of the AC

This method enables you to switch the operating mode of an AP from fit to cloud or from cloud to fit.

Restrictions and guidelines

•

Both APs operating in cloud mode and fit mode can come online from the AC. You can manage

APs operating in fit mode from the AC. You cannot manage APs operating in cloud mode from

the AC, but you can switch the operating mode and upgrade the software for an AP operating in

cloud mode from the AC.

•

If the AP is operating in fit mode, the ap-mode fit command does not take effect.

•

If the AP has gone offline after you execute the ap-mode fit command, you must save the

configuration on the AC. After the AP comes online again, the AP will automatically restart and

switch to fit mode.

Prerequisites

Configure the AP to come online from the AC, and access the CLI of the AC through the

configuration console.

Figure 5 Network diagram

Procedure

Switching the operating mode from fit to cloud

# Execute the wlan mode-switch ap cloud command in system view of the AC.

APAC

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