Configuring MAPs 213

Specifying the Country of Operation 213

Configuring an Auto-AP Profile for Automatic MAP Configuration 218

Configuring MAP Port Parameters

224

 

 

 

Configuring MAP-WX Security 229

 

 

 

 

Configuring a Service Profile

233

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring a Radio Profile

240

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Radio-Specific Parameters

246

 

 

Mapping the Radio Profile to Service Profiles

 

249

 

Assigning a Radio Profile and Enabling Radios

249

 

Disabling or Reenabling Radios

250

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling or Disabling Individual Radios

250

 

 

Disabling or Reenabling All Radios Using a Profile 250

 

Resetting a Radio to its Factory Default Settings

251

 

Restarting a MAP 251

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Local Packet Switching on MAPs

252

 

Configuring Local Switching

253

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying MAP Information 256

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying MAP Configuration Information

256

 

Displaying Connection Information for Distributed MAPs 257

 

Displaying a List of Distributed MAPs that Are Not Configured

258

Displaying Active Connection Information for Distributed MAPs

258

Displaying Service Profile Information

 

259

 

 

 

Displaying Radio Profile Information

260

 

 

 

Displaying MAP Status Information

260

 

 

 

Displaying Static IP Address Information for Distributed MAPs

261

Displaying MAP Statistics Counters

262

 

 

 

Displaying the Forwarding Database for a MAP

264

 

Displaying VLAN Information for a MAP

264

 

 

Displaying ACL Information for a MAP

265

 

 

11CONFIGURING RF LOAD BALANCING FOR MAPS

RF Load Balancing Overview

267

 

Configuring RF Load Balancing

268

 

Disabling or Re-Enabling RF Load Balancing

268

Assigning Radios to Load Balancing Groups

269

Specifying Band Preference for RF Load Balancing 269

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3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A, WXR100 3CRWXR10095A Configuring RF Load Balancing for Maps, RF Load Balancing Overview 267, 268

WX1200 3CRWX120695A, WX4400 3CRWX440095A, WXR100 3CRWXR10095A, WX2200 3CRWX220095A specifications

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