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  • 1.  Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 08:40 AM
    i have one AP-345 in IAP mode with radio status showing amber light, no blinking.
    is there anything i need to do about it ?


  • 2.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 09:23 AM
    I would look at your radio settings. Solid Amber means the radio is in monitor mode, not access.

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  • 3.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 09:36 AM
    what does monitor mode means ?
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  • 4.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 09:43 AM
    It means that it is not set to serve clients. Just to listen to the RF in the area of the AP.

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  • 5.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 10:06 AM
    Could it be that you configured WEP encryption? WEP is not allowed on 802.11ac (WiFi-5 and up), and shows amber radio indicators when configured.

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  • 6.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 09:32 PM
    from the virtual controller, i can see that all AP are in access mode.
    One of the AP is not serving any clients, but i cannot see any errors in the config.
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  • 7.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 10:17 PM
    perhaps the system LED is amber solid, in that case check the PoE and enable IPM



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  • 8.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Oct 31, 2022 11:33 PM
    what is IPM ?
    the AP are connected to a cisco poe switch.
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  • 9.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Nov 01, 2022 03:04 AM
    IPM is power management of the AP. In the case of insufficient power, AP can disable specific functions. IPM enable you to configure when and what to disable.

    Check the power status on cisco switch. 345 need PoE+ power to run with all functions. Also you can check cable. Low quality or long cables can have so much voltage drop for AP to go into power saving mode or not be able to run at all.

    Best, Gorazd

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  • 10.  RE: Amber light at AP-345

    Posted Nov 02, 2022 05:58 PM
    Here you can find more info on IPM
    https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/Instant_88_WebHelp/Content/instant-ug/custom-iap-param/ipm.htm

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