2.Select UPLINK, perform the following steps in the PPPoE pane:

a.Enter the PPPoE service name provided by your service provider in SERVICE NAME.

b.In the CHAP SECRET and RETYPE CHAP SECRET fields, enter the secret key used for CHAP authentication. You can use a maximum of 34 characters for the CHAP secret key.

c.Enter the user name for the PPPoE connection in the USER field.

d.In the PASSWORD and RETYPE PASSWORD fields, enter a password for the PPPoE connection and confirm it.

3.To set a local interface for the PPPoE uplink connections, select a value from LOCAL INTERFACE. The selected DHCP scope is used as a local interface on the PPPoE interface and the Local, L3 DHCP gateway IP address as its local IP address. When configured, the local interface acts as an unnumbered PPPoE interface and and allocated the entire Local, L3 DHCP subnet to the clients.

The options in LOCAL INTERFACE are displayed only if a Local, L3 DHCP scope is configured on the AP.

4.Click Save Settings.

5.Reboot the AP.

Uplink preferences and switching

This topic describes the following procedures:

Enforcing uplinks on page 74

Setting an uplink priority on page 74

Enabling uplink pre-emption on page 75

Enforcing uplinks

The following configuration conditions apply to the uplink enforcement:

When an uplink is enforced, the AP uses the specified uplink regardless of uplink pre-emption configuration and the current uplink status.

When an uplink is enforced and multiple Ethernet ports are configured and uplink is enabled on the wired profiles, the AP tries to find an alternate Ethernet link based on the priority configured.

When no uplink is enforced and pre-emption is not enabled, and if the current uplink fails, the AP tries to find an available uplink based on the priority configured.

When no uplink is enforced and pre-emption is enabled, and if the current uplink fails, the AP tries to find an available uplink based on the priority configured. If current uplink is active, the AP periodically tries to use a higher priority uplink and switches to the higher priority uplink even if the current uplink is active.

To enforce a specific uplink on an AP:

1.Select Wireless Configuration > System > UPLINK. The Uplink details are displayed.

2.Under Management, select the type of uplink from ENFORCE UPLINK. If Ethernet uplink is selected, the Port field is displayed.

3.Specify the Ethernet interface port number.

4.Click OK. The selected uplink is enforced on the AP.

Setting an uplink priority

To set an uplink priority:

1. Select Wireless Configuration > System > UPLINK. The Uplink details are displayed.

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