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How does the WLSE handle duplicate IP addresses on APs internally?

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How does the WLSE handle duplicate IP addresses on APs internally?

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A. The WLSE must be able to handle situations in which an AP is assigned an address that is already assigned to another device that has been discovered by the WLSE. The WLSE handles these situations by sending appropriate internal events, placing the device that previously had the address in the Duplicate IP folder and updating the database. Detection of duplicate addresses occurs during periodic checking for rebooted APs and during discovery. The following rules apply when an IP address changes for an existing device: 1. If the IP address was assigned to an unmanaged AP, the AP will be marked deleted and later removed from the WLSE. This unmanaged AP can be rediscovered if it still exists and then would have a different IP address. 2. If the IP address was assigned to a different managed AP, that AP will be moved to the pending state and placed in the Duplicate IP folder. That AP will be considered unmanaged by the WLSE until the WLSE finds the right IP address for it. The WLSE sends

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