On the Unified Wireless controllers, it is common to enable the auto-ap and auto-persistent features to make it easy to adopt new Access Points.
The new APs will be discovered and auto-registered as AP template based on the AP MAC Address. It is easier if the AP can be given a more user-friendly name.
This post shows how an existing AP template can be renamed.
Review existing templates
Use the display wlan ap all command to review the current AP templates and their serial numbers.
[wifi-830-ac1] display wlan ap all Total Number of APs configured : 2 Total Number of configured APs connected : 2 Total Number of auto APs connected : 0 Total Number of APs connected : 2 Maximum AP capacity : 12 Remaining AP capacity : 10 AP Profiles State : I = Idle, J = Join, JA = JoinAck, IL = ImageLoad C = Config, R = Run, KU = KeyUpdate, KC = KeyCfm M = Master, B = Backup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP Name State Model Serial-ID -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4431-92ae-d9a0 R/M 425-WW CN44G679YK 4431-92ae-d9c0 R/M 425-WW CN44G679YG -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rename the AP Template
Use the wlan rename-ap command to rename an existing template to a new name
[wifi-830-ac1] wlan rename-ap 4431-92ae-d9a0 be-ant-ap01 [wifi-830-ac1] wlan rename-ap 4431-92ae-d9c0 be-ant-ap02
Review the updated AP Template names
[wifi-830-ac1] display wlan ap all Total Number of APs configured : 2 Total Number of configured APs connected : 2 Total Number of auto APs connected : 0 Total Number of APs connected : 2 Maximum AP capacity : 12 Remaining AP capacity : 10 AP Profiles State : I = Idle, J = Join, JA = JoinAck, IL = ImageLoad C = Config, R = Run, KU = KeyUpdate, KC = KeyCfm M = Master, B = Backup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AP Name State Model Serial-ID -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- be-ant-ap01 R/M 425-WW CN44G679YK be-ant-ap02 R/M 425-WW CN44G679YG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [wifi-830-ac1]
Verify status on the AP
When you access the console of the AP (see previous post on how to enable console/telnet on the AP), you will see that the AP Template name is now configured as the AP sysname.
Open a console session on the AP
****************************************************************************** * Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. * * Without the owner's prior written consent, * * no decompiling or reverse-engineering shall be allowed. * ****************************************************************************** User interface con0 is available. Please press ENTER. <be-ant-ap01> <be-ant-ap01> %Oct 3 19:20:51:279 2014 be-ant-ap01 SHELL/5/SHELL_LOGIN: Console logged in from con0. <be-ant-ap01>
Verify updated sysname through LLDP on Switch port
Current firmware of Unified controller enables LLDP support on the APs, so the updated AP sysname will be visible on the connected switch.
This example shows a Provision 2620 switch which provides POE power for the APs
access1# show lldp info remote LLDP Remote Devices Information LocalPort | ChassisId PortId PortDescr SysName --------- + ------------------------- ------ --------- ---------------------- 3 | 44 31 92 ae d9 a0 Gig... Gigabi... be-ant-ap01 5 | 44 31 92 ae d9 c0 Gig... Gigabi... be-ant-ap02 18 | 44 31 92 9c 9a f9 Gig... L2-AP-... core
access1# show lldp info remote 3 LLDP Remote Device Information Detail Local Port : 3 ChassisType : mac-address ChassisId : 44 31 92 ae d9 a0 PortType : inte... PortId : GigabitEthernet1/0/1 SysName : be-ant-ap01 System Descr : HP Comware Platform Software HP 425-WW. Product Version R... PortDescr : GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Interface Pvid : 1 System Capabilities Supported : bridge, router System Capabilities Enabled : bridge, router Remote Management Address Type : ipv4 Address : 10.0.3.10 Poe Plus Information Detail Poe Device Type : Type2 PSE Power Source : Unknown Power Priority : Unknown Requested Power Value : 0 Watts Actual Power Value : 0 Watts
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