ap-type

Function

The ap-type command creates an AP type for a new AP model.

The undo ap-type command deletes a specified AP type.

Format

ap-type type-description type-id type-id

undo ap-type type-description

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
type-description	Describes an AP type.	The value is a string of 1 to 31 case-insensitive characters. It cannot contain question marks (?), and cannot start or end with double quotation marks (" ").
type-id type-id	Specifies the ID of an AP type.	The value is an integer that ranges from 0 to 255.

Parameter

Description

Value

type-description

Describes an AP type.

The value is a string of 1 to 31 case-insensitive characters.

It cannot contain question marks (?), and cannot start or end with double quotation marks (" ").

type-id type-id

Specifies the ID of an AP type.

The value is an integer that ranges from 0 to 255.

Views

WLAN view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

To allow a new AP model to connect to an AC, you can run the ap-type command on the AC to create an AP type for this model. If you do not need the new AP model, you can run the undo ap-type command to delete the AP type of this model.

Precautions

In the ap-type command, ensure that the value of the type-description or type-id parameter does not conflict with the description or ID of an existing AP type. You can run the display ap-type all command to check existing AP types, including the default AP types that have been added during initialization and AP types that are created using commands.

Note the following points when using the undo ap-type command:

The default AP types that are registered during initialization cannot be deleted.
If configurations (for example, upgrade configurations) related to an AP type exist on the AC, this AP type cannot be deleted.

After the ap-type command is run to create an AP type for a new AP model, the new AP model is authorized to connect to an AC of an earlier version. However, if the connection process between the new AP model and AC is changed, the new AP model cannot connect to the AC.

Generally, you are not advised to run the ap-type command to create an AP type for a new model. If you want to create an AP type using this command, ensure that the mapping between type-id and type-description is configured correctly. Otherwise, the new AP model fails to connect to the AC. For the mapping between type-id and type-description, see the AP Type Names and IDs sheet in Quick Reference for WLAN AP Version Mapping and Models.

The AC does not support the type of a central AP running a later version and matching RUs.

Example

# Create AP type AP9530DN with the ID 254 for a new AP model.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] wlan 
[HUAWEI-wlan-view] ap-type AP9530DN type-id 254