Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network

Table 17. Ethernet Parameter Descriptions

Parameter

Explanation

 

 

 

 

Port Type

Appears only if the access point has a fiber optic

 

port.

 

This field specifies the port that the access point

 

uses to communicate with the Ethernet network:

 

10/100 Mb Twisted-Pair: The access point

 

communicates with the Ethernet network through

 

the Ethernet port.

 

100 Mb Fiber Optic: The access point

 

communicates with the Ethernet network through

 

the fiber optic port.

 

 

Link Speed

If Port Type is 100 Mb Fiber Optic, this field is

 

automatically set to 100 Mbps Fiber Optic (full

 

duplex).

 

Choose the speed and duplex mode you want

 

this port to use to communicate with the Ethernet.

 

If you want the access point to auto-negotiate this

 

field, choose Auto Select. Auto Select should

 

work for most networks.

 

 

Enable Link Status

Check this check box if you want the access point

Check

to periodically check its Ethernet connection. If it

 

loses the connection, this access point can no

 

longer be the root access point and any end

 

devices that are connected to this access point

 

(whether or not it is the root) will roam to a

 

different access point. The access point will

 

attempt to reconnect to the spanning tree through

 

one of its radio ports.

 

Clear this check box if this access point must be

 

the root access point or if it is used as a WAP.

 

 

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