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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter12 Configuring WDS, Fast Secure Roaming, Radio Management, and Wi reless Intrusion Detection
Configuring WDS
Figure12-4 General Setup Hostname ap page
Step3 Check the Use this AP as Wireless Domain Services check box.
Step4 In the Wireless Domain Services Priority field, enter a priority number from 1 to 255 to set the priority
of this WDS candidate.
The WDS access point candidate with the highest number in the priority field becomes the acting WDS
access point. For example, if one WDS candidate is assigned priority 255 and one candidate is assigned
priority 100, the candidate with priority 255 becomes the acting WDS access point.
Step5 (Only for WDS clients) Check the Use Local MAC List for Client Authentication check box to
authenticate client AP devices using MAC addresses in the local list of addresses configured on the WDS
device.
If you do not check this check box, the WDS device uses the server specified for MAC-address
authentication on the Server Groups page to authenticate clients based on MAC addresses.
Note Checking the Use Local MAC List for Client Authentication check box does not force client
devices to perform MAC-based authentication. It provides a local alternative to server-based
MAC-address authentication.
Step6 Click Apply.
Step7 Click Server Groups tab to go to the WDS Server Groups page.
Step8 Create a group of servers to be used for 802.1x authentication for the infrastructure devices (access
points) that use the WDS access point. Enter a group name in the Server Group Name field.
Step9 Select the primary server from the Priority 1 drop-down list. (If a server that you need to add to the group
does not appear in the Priority drop-down lists, click Define Servers to browse to the Server Manager
page. Configure the server there, and then return to the WDS Server Groups page.)
Note If you do not have an authentication server on your network, you can configure an access point
or an ISR as a local authentication server. See Chapter9, “Configuring an Access Point as a
Local Authenticator,” for configuration instructions.
Step10 (Optional) Select backup servers from the Priority 2 and 3 drop-down lists.
Step11 Click Apply.