Wireless
Networks
Cisco Small Business WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N Access Point 69
5
To import an AP list from a file, use these steps:
STEP 1 In the Download/Backup Trusted AP List area, select Download (PC to AP).
STEP 2 Click Browse and choose the file to import.
The file that you import m ust be a plain -text file wit h a .txt or . cfg extension. Entries
in the file are MAC addresses in hexadecimal format with each octet separated by
colons, for example 00:11:22:33:44:55. You must separate entries with a single
space. For the AP to accept the file, it must contain only MAC addresses.
STEP 3 Choose whether to replace the existing Trusted AP List or add the entries in the
imported file to the Trusted AP List.
a. Select Replace to import the list and replace the contents of the Known AP
List.
b. Select Merge to import the list and add the APs in the imported file to the APs
currently shown in the Known AP List.
STEP 4 Click Save.
When the import is complete, the screen refreshes and the MAC addresses of the
APs in the imported file appear in the Known AP List.
NetworksVirtual Access Points (VAPs) segment the wireless LAN into multiple broadcast
domains that are the wireless equivalent of Ethernet VLANs. VAPs simulate
multiple access points in one physical WAP device. The WAP device supports up
to 16 VAPs.
Each VAP can be independently enabled or disabled, with the exception of VAP0.
VAP0 is the physical radio interface and remains enabled as long as the radio is
enabled. To disable operation of VAP0, the radio itself must be disabled.
Each VAP is identified by a user-configured Service Set Identifier (SSID). Multiple
VAPs cannot have the same SSID name. SSID broadcasts can be enabled or
disabled independently on each VAP. SSID broadcast is enabled by default.
The default SSID for VAP0 is ciscosb. Every additional VAP created has a blank
SSID name. The SSIDs for all VAPs can be configured to other values.