[From Beginner to Expert] Q&A: How Can I Check the Current Working Mode of an AP?

Hi, everyone! Today I’m going to introduce how can I check the current working mode of an AP.

There are three modes for checking the current working mode of an AP:

Log in to the AP and check its working mode using the CLI. Connect a PC to the AP using an Ethernet cable. Enter identity information and log in to the AP. The working mode of the AP is automatically displayed.

Log in to the AP and check its working mode on the web platform. Connect a PC to the AP using an Ethernet cable. Enter the IP address of the AP in the browser. The working mode of the AP is automatically displayed on the login page.

Determine the working mode by searching for Wi-Fi signals using a mobile phone. Enable Wi-Fi on a mobile phone and search for signals around the AP. Determine the working mode of the AP based on the signal name. This mode eliminates the need of an Ethernet cable but is not applicable to any scenario. APs only in the specified state and version can transmit Wi-Fi signals. This method allows you to determine the working mode of the AP whose state and version you are not sure of. If the working mode of the AP cannot be determined, connect a PC to the AP using an Ethernet cable.

l  CLI

Connect a PC to the AP. Configure the IP address of the PC to locate on the same network segment as the AP. For the connection mode, see 7 AP Mode Switching Examples.

On the PC, log in to the AP using an SSH client. The working mode of the AP is displayed upon successful login.

l  Web platform

Connect a PC to the AP. Configure the IP address of the PC to locate on the same network segment as the AP. Enter http://IP address of the AP(default IP address of an AP: 169.254.1.1) in the browser of the PC. On the page that is displayed, the working mode of the AP can be found. For the connection mode, see 7 AP Mode Switching Examples.

−          Fit mode: Fitis displayed.

−          Fat mode: Access Point is displayed on the login page.

−          Cloud mode: Cloud Access Point is displayed on the login page.

l  Wi-Fi signal search

The Wi-Fi signal name indicates whether an AP is in Fat mode. For the Fit and cloud modes, the Wi-Fi signal name is the same. You can connect a mobile phone to the Wi-Fi network. If the mobile phone is directly connected to the Wi-Fi network, the AP is working in cloud mode. Otherwise, the AP is working in Fit mode. If no Wi-Fi signal of the specified name is found, connect a PC to the AP and log in to the AP. An AP can transmit Wi-Fi signals in the following conditions:

Fit mode: From V200R009, an AP in factory defaults or offline state transmits the Wi-Fi signal with the name of hw-manage-xxxx. xxxx is the last four digits of the AP's MAC address. Note that mobile phones cannot directly access this Wi-Fi network. You must configure a static IP address on the same network segment as the default IP address of the AP (169.254.2.1) for the mobile phone, for example, 169.254.2.100.

Fat mode: From V200R007C20, an AP in factory defaults transmits the Wi-Fi signal with the name of HUAWEI-XXXX, which allows for direct access of mobile phones. XXXX is the last four digits of the AP's MAC address. Enter http://192.168.1.1 in the browser. The login page of the web platform is displayed. For the sake of security, it is recommended that you delete the default signal during AP configuration.

Cloud mode: An AP in factory defaults or offline state transmits the Wi-Fi signal with the name of hw-manage-xxxx, which allows for direct access of mobile phones. xxxx is the last four digits of the AP's MAC address.

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