A local WA5530 failed to enable client mode.

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The site is a fat AP of WA5530 with version R2444P01. The site wants to test the client mode, and finds that the command fails when the operation is prompted:

[H3C-WLAN-Radio1/0/1]client-mode enable [H3C-WLAN-Radio1/0/1]client-mode enable Operation failed. [H3C-WLAN-Radio1/0/2]client-mode enable Operation failed. [H3C-WLAN-Radio1/0/3]client-mode enable Operation failed. All three RFs report the same error.

1)      Firstly, the site version is R2444P01, which is a newer software version and does not consider the version not supported.

2)      Secondly, according to the site error is suspected to be caused by configuration problems, check the site other configuration: wlan service-template 1

At this point, check the configuration guide on the official website

(https://www.h3c.com/en/d_202012/1371312_294551_0.htm) and find that

Turn on Client mode

Configuration restrictions and guidance

Radio interfaces with Client mode enabled cannot enable wireless access services and WDS services.

An AP can only have one Radio interface with Client mode enabled.

Therefore, the VLAN ID configured for the Radio interface with Client mode on needs to be the same as the VLAN ID configured for the wireless service template bound to the other Radio interface and the VLAN ID of the VLAN tag. The VLAN ID of the Ethernet interface of the Client mode AP is the same in order to enable devices without a wireless card installed and wireless clients of other Radio interfaces to access the wireless network through the Client mode Radio interface.

If you need to modify the authentication method, encryption suite and pre-shared key, you need to enter client-mode disconnect to disconnect, modify the parameters, and then enter the client-mode connect or client-mode ssid command to reconnect.

When Client-mode AP connects to encrypted wireless services, it only supports connecting to wireless services whose encryption mode is RSN information element and PSK mode.

3)      According to the restrictions of the official website configuration guide, first remove the service template of a certain RF, re-enable client mode will be successful.

For client mode, the official website configuration guide states that: the Radio interface with Client mode enabled cannot open the wireless access service and WDS service. The site first remove the service template of a certain RF, re-enable the client mode will be successful.