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MAP Parameters

Table 9 summarizes parameters that apply to individual MAPs, including dual-homing parameters. (For information about parameters for individual radios, see “Configuring a Radio Profile” on page 240 and “Configuring Radio-Specific Parameters” on page 246.)

Table 9 Global MAP Parameters

Parameter

Default value

Description

 

 

 

name

Based on the port or

MAP name.

 

Distributed MAP connection

 

 

number. For example:

 

 

„

MAP01

 

 

„

DAP01

 

bias

high

Setting a MAP’s bias on a

 

 

 

WX switch to high causes the

 

 

 

switch to be preferred over

 

 

 

switches with low bias, for

 

 

 

booting and managing the

 

 

 

MAP.

 

 

 

Note: Bias applies only to

 

 

 

WX switches that are

 

 

 

indirectly attached to the

 

 

 

MAP through an

 

 

 

intermediate Layer 2 or Layer

 

 

 

3 network. A MAP always

 

 

 

attempts to boot on MAP

 

 

 

port 1 first, and if a WX

 

 

 

switch is directly attached on

 

 

 

MAP port 1, the MAP boots

 

 

 

from it regardless of the bias

 

 

 

settings.

group

None

Named set of MAPs. MSS

 

 

 

load-balances user sessions

 

 

 

among the access points in

 

 

 

the group.

upgrade-firmware

enable

Automatic upgrade of boot

 

 

 

firmware.

blink

disable

LED blink mode — blinking

 

 

 

11a LED (AP2750) or health

and radio LEDs (MAP-xxx) make the MAP visually easy to identify.

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