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auto-tune max-power: default

Port 6: AP model: mp-252, POE: enable, bias: high, name: MAP11 boot-download-enable: YES

force-image-download: YES

Radio 1: type: 802.11g, mode: enabled, channel: 6

tx pwr: 1, profile: rp2

auto-tune max-power: default

Port 11: AP model: mp-252, POE: enable, bias: high, name: MP11 boot-download-enable: YES force-image-download: YES

Radio 1: type: 802.11g, mode: enabled, channel: 6

tx pwr: 1, profile: rp2

auto-tune max-power: default

Radio 2: type: 802.11a, mode: enabled, channel: 36

tx pwr: 1, profile: rp2

auto-tune max-power: default

9Save the configuration. Type the following command:

WX1200# save config

success: configuration saved.

Configuring The following example shows how to configure MSS to provide PSK Encryption for MAC authentication and TKIP or 40-bit WEP encryption for MAC clients:

Clients

1Create an authentication rule that sends all MAC users of SSID voice to the local database for authentication and authorization. Type the following command:

WX1200# set authentication mac ssid voice * local success: configuration saved.

2Configure a MAC user group named wpa-for-macthat assigns all MAC users in the group to VLAN blue. Type the following command:

WX1200# set mac-usergroup wpa-for-mac attr vlan-name blue success: configuration saved.

3Add MAC users to MAC user group wpa-for-mac. Type the following commands:

WX1200# set mac-user aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff group wpa-for-mac success: configuration saved.

WX1200# set mac-user a1:b1:c1:d1:e1:f1 group wpa-for-mac success: configuration saved.

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