topic AP460e in standalone mode in ExtremeWireless (General)

AP460e in standalone mode

Hannibal — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:31:07 GMT

Hi Extreme Networks Community Members

I would like to know if an AP460e with WING OS could be configured to work in standalone mode.

We are trying to configure it and we have not been able to get it to work in standalone mode. We have changed all the possible parameters and we are not able to do this. We are thinking that they can only work under the command of a WiFi controller.

Please, could you help me with this issue

Thank you very much and I will be very grateful for the help provided

Here is the sh version:

AP460e#sh version
AP460 version 7.9.2.0-010R
Copyright (c) 2004-2022 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Booted from primary

TEST-MLO uptime is 0 days, 00 hours 24 minutes
CPU is ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v7l), No. of CPUs 4
Base ethernet MAC address is 24-1F-BD-8D-92-91
System serial number is 2238Y-11368
Model number is AP460e-WR

Re: AP460e in standalone mode

rmu — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:16:28 GMT

this is a very basic config with one ssid per radio.

i use this just for testing an ap.

enable
configure terminal
wlan 2g
ssid 2g
vlan 1
exit

wlan 5g
ssid 5g
vlan 1
exit
rf-domain default
country-code at
exit
self
interface radio 1
wlan 2g bss 1 primary
channel 6
exit
interface radio 2
wlan 5g bss 1 primary
channel 40
exit
exit
end
commit
write memory

Attention: use the correct country-code from your location!

rmu

Re: AP460e in standalone mode

RobertZ — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:26:51 GMT

How to turn a WiNG AP into a virtual controller
Can a WiNG virtual controller adopt different model (heterogeneous) APs?

Re: AP460e in standalone mode

Christoph_S — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:22:11 GMT

Hello @Hannibal,

Here are some guidelines for you:

1 - Reset the AP back to factory defaults

2 - Configure WLAN

3 - Map it to the radios in the APs profile or as an override

4 - Configure an RF-domain

5 - Make sure that radio is set to outdoor

6 - Make sure you configure the antenna group id: https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000100518

7 - Configure the best practices firewall policy

8 - Configure static channel and power settings since Smart-RF needs 3 APs at a min to properly operate.

Here's an article that may help with your predicament:

https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000063581

https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000088793

Hope this helps,

Re: AP460e in standalone mode

Hannibal — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:58:06 GMT

Thank you very much, Christop

I´m sorry for no reply before; we had problem to sign in again

I think we have managed to get the AP460e to be configured and work in standalone mode through the "no adoption-mode controller" command, however, we are unable to get the radio to leave the "OFF" state and with the following message: "regulatory power requirement".

It could be that this state is due to the fact that we are using an antenna no available in the list where you configure the antenna group id; exactly, we are using the antenna Itelite model PAT5016DP.

Is it necessary to use the antennas available in the list so that the AP460e can work correctly?

With my best regards and thanks very much again

Hann

Re: AP460e in standalone mode

Christoph_S — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:26:47 GMT

Hello @Hannibal,

Yes the issue is the antenna group: https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000085076

Go through this list of our antenna models and select the one the is closest to the one you installed and select it. Not sure how good it'll be but it should be close enough.

https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000098354

BR,

Re: AP460e in standalone mode

Hannibal — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:49:51 GMT

Excellent @Christoph_S

Thank you very much for your help

With my best regards

Hann