4.In the Profile Details window pane, do the following:

a.Select the Wired AP enable check box. This option is not selected by default.

b.From the Forward mode drop-down list, select tunnel.

c.Optionally, select Trusted to configure this as a trusted port.

5.Click Apply to save your settings.

In the CLI

To configure secure jack operation using the command-line interface, access the CLI in config mode and issue the following commands:

(host)(config) #ap wired-ap-profile <profile> forward-mode tunnel

wired-ap-enable

Optionally, you can configure the following wired AP profile settings:

(host)(config) #ap wired-ap-profile <profile> trusted

Extending the Life of a Mesh Network

To prevent your mesh network from going down if you experience a controller failure, modify the following settings in the AP system profile(s) used by mesh nodes to maintain the mesh network until the controller is available:

NOTE: Dell recommends the default maximum request retries and bootstrap threshold settings for most mesh networks; however, if you must keep your mesh network alive, you can modify the settings as described in this section. The modified settings are not applicable if mesh portals are directly connected to the controller.

Maximum request retries—Maximum number of times to retry AP-generated requests. The default is 10 times. If you must modify this setting, Dell recommends a value of 10,000.

Bootstrap threshold—Number of consecutive missed heartbeats before the AP rebootstraps. (Heartbeats are sent once per second.) The default is 9 missed heartbeats. If you must modify this setting, Dell recommends a value of 5,000.

When the controller comes back online, the affected mesh nodes (mesh portals and mesh points) rebootstrap; however, the mesh link is not affected and continues to be up.

In the WebUI

Use the following procedure to modify the AP system profile via the WebUI.

1.Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration > AP Group window.

2.Click the Edit button by the AP group with the AP system profile you want to edit.

3.Under Profiles list, expand the APmenu, then select AP system profile. The settings for the currently selected AP system profile appear in the Profile Details window pane.

4.Make the following changes in the Profile Details window pane.

a.Change the Maximum Request Retries to 10000.

b.Change the Bootstrap threshold to 5000.

5.Click Apply.

In the CLI

To modify the AP system profile via the command-line interface, access the CLI in config mode and issue the following commands:

(host)(config) #ap system-profile <profile>

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