User Guide: AWC plug-in version 3.13.1 for VST-VRT

Zero Touch Configuration and Auto Recovery

Operation Reference > Miscellaneous Settings > Zero Touch Configuration and Auto Recovery

Zero Touch Configuration
Register AP Manually
Import AP from CSV File
Register AP From Guest Device AP List
Auto Recovery
If an AMF network is properly configured, you can easily add a guest device AP by specifying a guest port on the parent AMF device, instead of specifying the AP's address.
Using this feature, you can start managing a new, unconfigured AP by connecting it to an AMF device, without having to access the AP's management web interface. This is called Zero Touch Configuration.

When using Zero Touch Configuration, an AP connected to a specific switchport on an AMF device is always identified as the same AP, regardless of its IP or MAC address. This means it is possible to pre-configure an AP on the AWC Plug-in before connecting it to a network. You can quickly resolve a network issue caused by a failed AP, by replacing the failed AP with a new one, which is auto-recovered (obtains an automatically applied configuration).

To use Zero Touch Configuration and Auto Recovery, the following conditions must be met:

◼Auto-detection of AMF guest node triggered by a notification from the wireless AP side
If you are using TQ5403, TQ5403e or TQm5403 firmware version 6.0.3-0.1 or later, AMF guest node detection is performed based on the notification from the wireless AP.
◼Auto-discovery of AMF guest nodes based on DHCP Snooping of AMF devices
For models or firmware other than those described above, DHCP Snooping is used for AMF guest node discovery.
Refer to the AlliedWare Plus documentation for more details about AMF guest device and DHCP Snooping.

Zero Touch Configuration

To use Zero Touch Configuration for an AP, enable "Use AMF for AP Provisioning" when you add the AP to the AWC Plug-in's management database.
Refer to Manage AP Registration for details on adding an AP to the database.
Note
Even if you added an AP with "Use AMF for AP Provisioning" disabled, you can later change the setting to "Enabled", provided that the requirements for zero touch configuration are met.
If an AP requires special configuration through its own management web interface (such as LLDP, Ethernet and HTTP/HTTPS), add it with "Use AMF for AP Provisioning" disabled as a guest device, after configuring it on its web interface.
Note
After registering a wireless AP as a guest device, if the AMF device name to which the guest device belongs to is changed in the AMF network, the information in the AWC plug-in must also reflect the change. On the "Wireless AP Edit" screen, update the parent device name to the latest one.
See Edit AP about changing registered information.

Register AP Manually

  1. Select "Wireless Configuration" > "AP Settings" to open the AP list page.
  2. Place the mouse cursor on the gear icon at the top right of the screen and select "Manual Registration" from the submenu.
  3. The "Wireless AP Edit" dialog box will appear.
  4. Specify the Management Group that you want the AP to belong to.
    Once an AMF network is detected by specifying Management Groups, the "Enable" option will be added to "Use AMF for AP Provisioning".
    Select "Enable" for "Use AMF for AP Provisioning".
  5. Select an AMF network name from the "Network Name" dropdown list.
  6. Select an AMF area to which the AP will belong to from the "Area Name" dropdown list.
  7. Select or specify an AMF device to which the AP will be connected to in the "Device Name" combo box.
  8. Enter the name of the switchport to which the AP will be connected to in the "Port Number" field (in "portx.x.x" format).
  9. Click "Save". The AP has been added to the AWC Plug-in's management database. At this stage, each AP's "AP Profile" is "Unconfigured", and each AP's "Management Status" is "Unmanaged."
  10. Apply an AP Profile and perform AP-specific configuration as required.
Once the new AP has been successfully detected, the existing configuration for the failed AP is applied to the new AP, and will be managed by the AWC Plug-in.
If the specified guest device is not found, the AP status is "Waiting". When the guest device is found by polling, an AP Profile and AP-specific configuration will be applied to the AP. A notification message will also appear in the Notification section.

Import AP from CSV File

  1. Select "Wireless Configuration" > "AP Settings" to open the AP list page.
  2. Place the mouse cursor on the gear icon at the top right of the screen and select "Import From CSV" from the submenu.
    The "Registration from CSV File" dialog box will appear.
  3. Specify the Management Group that you want the AP to belong to.
    Once an AMF network is detected by specifying Management Groups, the "Enable" option will be added to "Use AMF for AP Provisioning".
  4. Select "Enable" for "Use AMF for AP Provisioning".
  5. Click "Browse" and select a CSV file which contains AP information.
  6. Click "Add". The AP has been added to the AWC Plug-in's management database. At this stage, each AP's "AP Profile" is "Unconfigured", and each AP's "Management Status" is "Unmanaged."
  7. Apply an AP Profile and perform AP-specific configuration as required.
Once the new AP has been successfully detected, the existing configuration for the failed AP is applied to the new AP, and will be managed by the AWC Plug-in.
If the specified guest device is not found, the AP status is "Waiting". When the guest device is found by polling, an AP Profile and AP-specific configuration will be applied to the AP. A notification message will also appear in the Notification section.

Register AP From Guest Device AP List

  1. Select "Wireless Configuration" > "AP Settings" to open the AP list page.
  2. Place the mouse cursor on the gear icon at the top right of the screen and select "Registration from Guest Node" from the submenu.
    The "Registration from Guest Node" dialog box will appear.
  3. Specify the Management Group that you want the AP to belong to.
    Once an AMF network is detected by specifying Management Groups, the "Enable" option will be added to "Use AMF for AP Provisioning".
  4. Select "Enable" for "Use AMF for AP Provisioning".
  5. Use the checkbox to select the AP to register from the list of guest nodes.
  6. Click "Add". The AP has been added to the AWC Plug-in's management database. At this stage, each AP's "AP Profile" is "Unconfigured", and each AP's "Management Status" is "Unmanaged."
  7. Apply an AP Profile and perform AP-specific configuration as required.
Once the new AP has been successfully detected, the existing configuration for the failed AP is applied to the new AP, and will be managed by the AWC Plug-in.

Auto Recovery

Once a TQ series AP has been configured with "Use AMF for AP Provisioning" enabled, the AWC Plug-in will be notified when a new AP is connected to the parent AMF device's same switchport.
The AWC Plug-in checks the guest device's IP and MAC addresses. If they are different from the previous ones, the plug-in applies the existing configuration for the AP to the new guest device and puts it under the plug-in's management (Auto Recovery).
The following notification message will appear when the configuration is applied to the new AP:

If a firmware file is assigned to the AP, it is also applied to the new AP when it is detected.
Refer to Reboot AP and Update AP Firmware" > "Update Firmware for more details.
Note
To use Zero Touch Configuration and Auto Recovery, AMF guest devices have to acquire their IP address from a DHCP server. When an AP's IP address is changed due to a DHCP lease's renewal, an IP address stored in the AWC Plug-in's management database is automatically updated. A notification message won't be displayed in this case.
If you do not want an AP's IP address to change, configure your DHCP server to statically assign IP addresses, or use an infinite lease time.

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