218 Configuring APs
NN47250-500 (320657-F Version 02.01)
using the directly connected WSS regardless of the bias set on any of the WSSs configured for the AP. Only in the event
of a physical port failure would the AP attempt to boot from its port 2.
Figure 9. Dual-homed AP booting
1 AP sends a DHCP Discover message from the AP’s port 1.
2 Because WSS1 is configured for direct attachment, WSS1 responds privately to the AP and provides the
AP with its operational image (or indicates that the AP should use a locally stored image) and
configuration from WSS1. Only in the event of a physical port failure would the AP attempt to boot from
its port 2, in which case both WSS1 and WSS2 would respond to the broadcast Find WSS message.
Router
Router
Layer 2
Layer 2
1
DHCP Server
DAP 1
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
DAP 1
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
AP port 4
model 2330
PoE enabled
serial_id 0322199999
model 2330
Port
4
2
System IP address
10.10.10.4
WSS1
active APs = 49
System IP address
10.10.40.4
active APs = 34
WSS2
System IP address
10.10.50.4
active APs = 62
WSS3