Provisioning the WDS APs

This step is of crucial importance and involves connecting the WDS wireless APs to the enterprise network via the Ethernet link. This is done to enable the WDS APs to connect to the wireless AP controller so that they can derive their WDS configuration.

The WDS AP‘s configuration includes pre-shared key, its role, preferred parent name and the backup parent name.

Note

The provisioning of WDS APs must be done before they are deployed at the target location. If the APs are not provisioned, they will not work at their target location.