A standalone closet AP at a remote pump station is configured through its local GUI with no mandatory controller. What mode or type is that?
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Short Explanation
Autonomous APs are the independent operators—they keep their own brain and local GUI. No controller required to bring up the pump-station WLAN. If you are clicking around on the AP itself for the whole config, you are in autonomous territory.
Full Explanation
Autonomous APs operate with local configuration and do not require a mandatory WLAN controller to function. Technicians recognize local GUI/serial-style standalone management as autonomous (sometimes called fat AP) mode, distinct from controller-based or exclusively cloud-managed architectures.