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Instant AP compatibility

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  • 1.  Instant AP compatibility

    Posted May 09, 2018 05:13 PM

    Hi all,

    I'm working on a network with a few controllerless IAP-205-WW APs. Part no. JL184A. Will the addition of IAP-205-RW (Part no. JW212A) APs to the network be seamless or do I have to stick to JL184A access points?

     

    Michael

     

     



  • 2.  RE: Instant AP compatibility

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted May 17, 2018 12:19 PM
    michael.morgan@netlinks.co.ttwrote:

    Hi all,

    I'm working on a network with a few controllerless IAP-205-WW APs. Part no. JL184A. Will the addition of IAP-205-RW (Part no. JW212A) APs to the network be seamless or do I have to stick to JL184A access points?

     

     

    The earlier JL184A IAPs were earlier pre-acquisition AP models that run different firmware. You would not be able to cluster them along with the JW212A models.



  • 3.  RE: Instant AP compatibility

    Posted May 17, 2018 05:20 PM

    Hi Charlie,

     

    Thank you for your response.

    Any suggestions? The JL184A have been discontinued and are very hard to find.

    Do I have to abandon the units that we deployed a year ago and replace all with the current units?

     

    Michael

     

     



  • 4.  RE: Instant AP compatibility

    Posted May 18, 2018 10:42 AM

    We've had a similar issue with our 205s beyond the stated memory deficiency. 

     

    What we did was re-allocate the older 205s so that they would be together and so we wouldn't have to worry about that "mixed" cluster issue.  I would say you don't have to abandon them, but if you MUST use them in a cluster with the newer 205s, you may be out of luck. 

    In a pinch you could also run two clusters (if your environment is suitable to such a thing) 



  • 5.  RE: Instant AP compatibility

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted May 18, 2018 11:01 AM

    The JW212A has also gone end of sale as of 4/30/18. The JL184A sku ended on 11/1/16.

     

    I see conflicting information about whether the two SKUs can work in the same cluster, since the JW212A was the replacement SKU for the JL184A. It may be possible, but I would test or validate through Aruba TAC first before making a purchase.