Sometimes when looking at an AP the administrator may not be sure if it is the same AP that they are logged in to. A quick way to confirm that would be to use the Flash-LEDs function on the cnPilot APs to make the AP flashes both its LEDs for a specified amount of time, without impacting normal operation.
If the AP you are looking at, flashes its LEDs then its the same AP that you are logged in to.
The flash command can be invoked from the GUI:
or the CLI of the AP:
~> ssh admin@192.168.0.10 admin@192.168.0.10's password: cnWest-E400(config)# cnWest-E400(config)# service flash-leds cnWest-E400(config)#
When the AP is flashing its LEDs the alternate ON/OFF and toggle colors between Green and Amber, before returning to the original state:
