Verifying AP-to-Network Connectivity
If you do not find the AP joined to a controller, you will have to move your focus further away from the controller and onto the AP and its wired connection.
Does the AP have an IP address? Without the help of a controller, you might have to connect to the AP console and watch the logging information scroll by as the AP tries to boot, get an address, and find a controller to join. You can also query the DHCP server to see whether the AP has an active address lease. If it is not able to get an address from a DHCP server, check the address scope on the server to ensure that the address space is not exhausted.
Tip
To connect to the CLI of an AP, you need to enter some credentials. By default, log in with username ...
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