Cisco Systems OL-6415-04 manual Configuring Network or Fallback Role

Chapter 2 Configuring Radio Settings

Configuring Network or Fallback Role

Configuring Network or Fallback Role

You can also configure a fallback role for root access points. The wireless device automatically assumes the fallback role when its Ethernet port is disabled or disconnected from the wired LAN. Thefallback role is Shutdown—the wireless device shuts down its radio and disassociates all client devices.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to set the wireless device’s radio network role and fallback role:

	Command	Purpose
Step 1
	configure terminal	Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
	interface dot11radio { 0 1 }	Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface. The
		2.4-GHz radio is radio 0, and the 5-GHz radio is radio 1.
Step 3
	station-role	Sets the wireless device role to universal client mode.
	non-root {bridge return}	• Set the role to non-root bridge with or without wireless
		clients, repeater access point, root access point or bridge,
	root {fallback repeater wireless	scanner, or workgroup bridge.
		• The bridge mode radio supports point-to-point
	clients shutdown]}
		configuration only.
		• The Ethernet port is shut down when any one of the radios
		is configured as a repeater. Only one radio per access point
		may be configured as a workgroup bridge or repeater.
		• The dot11radio 01 antenna-alignment command is
		available when the access point is configured as a repeater.
		• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is configurable on Cisco
		ISR series access points in bridge modes.
		• (Optional) Select the root access point’s fallback role. If
		the wireless device’s Ethernet port is disabled or
		disconnected from the wired LAN, the wireless device can
		either shut down its radio port or become a repeater access
		point associated to any nearby root access point.
Step 4
	end	Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
	copy running-config startup-config	(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

Cisco Wireless ISR and HWIC Access Point Configuration Guide

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