CHAPTER 7. WLAN Additional Services
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7.8 Clustering
The clustering function comprehensively manages several APC systems in a single wireless
LAN when several APC systems are used to manage a wireless LAN that cannot be
managed by a single APC. The inter-APC handover function is provided by using
clustering. In other words, it can provide the handover function between wireless LANs
managed by different APC systems.
However, if a model is different, it is not interoperated through clustering.
Configuration using CLI
[Cluster Setting]
To use the clustering function, you must configure each APC according to the following
procedure. Maximum 12 WEC8500 can be grouped in a cluster. Maximum 2 WEC8050
can be grouped in a cluster.
1) Go to the configure mode of the CLI.
WEC8500# configure terminal
WEC8500/configure#
2) Set the interval and the number of retries to transmit the Keep-alive messages between
APCs in the cluster.
cluster keep-alive-interval [INTERVAL]
cluster keep-alive-retry-count [RETRY_COUNT]
Parameter
Description
INTERVAL
Interval to transmit the Keep-alive message
(Unit: s, range: 1-30, default: 10)
RETRY_COUNT
Maximum number of the transmission retries when there is no
response to the Keep-alive message (range: 3-20, default: 3)
3) Enable the cluster
cluster enable: Enable
no cluster enable: Disable
4) To check the configuration information, use the ‘show cluster config’ command.
WEC8500# show cluster config
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CLUSTER CONFIGURATION INFORMATION
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KEEP-ALIVE-INTERVAL : 10
KEEP-ALIVE-RETRY-COUNT : 3