Assigning Instant APs to Groups

The Instant APs (IAPs) groups may consist of the configuration elements:

• IAP Cluster—Consists of a conductor IAP and a set of member IAP s in the same VLAN Virtual Local Area Network. In computer networking, a single Layer 2 network may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them through one or more routers; such a domain is referred to as a Virtual Local Area Network, Virtual LAN, or VLAN. and their IAP mode is cluster.
• Virtual Controller—A virtual controller provides an interface for entire cluster. The member IAPs and conductor IAPs function together to provide a virtual interface.
• Conductor IAP and Member IAP —In a typical IAP deployment scenario, mostly, the first IAP that comes up is elected as the conductor IAP; or, the IAP will be the conductor IAP when its prefered conductor setting is enabled. All other IAP s joining the cluster function as the member IAPs. When a conductor Instant AP is elected, the member IAPs sync up the configuration changes from conductor IAP.

The following table describes the group assignment criteria for IAPs:

Table 1: Instant AP Group Assignment

APs with Default Configuration	APs with Non-Default Configuration
If an IAP with factory default configuration is added to Classic Central, it is automatically assigned to the default group or to an existing group with similar configuration settings. The administrators can perform any of the following actions: Manually assign them to a pre-provisioned group. Create a new group.	If an IAP with non-default or custom configuration joins Classic Central, it is automatically assigned to an unprovisioned group.   The administrators can perform any of the following actions: Import group to create a new group for the device, it preserves device configuration. Move the device to an existing group and override the device configuration.