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| Profile | Select the profile(s) of the SSIDs you want to use in your wireless |
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| network. You can have up to eight BSSs running on the NWA |
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| simultaneously, one of which is always the |
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| VoIP_SSID profile and another of which is always the pre- |
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| configured Guest_SSID profile. |
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| Configure SSID profiles in the SSID screen. |
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| Enable Antenna | Select this to use antenna diversity. Antenna diversity uses multiple |
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| Diversity | antennas to reduce signal interference. |
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| Enable Breathing | Select this box to disable the WLAN LED (light). Clear this box to |
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| LED | enable the WLAN LED. |
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| Enable Spanning | (R)STP detects and breaks network loops and provides backup links |
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| Tree Control (STP) | between switches, bridges or routers. It allows a bridge to interact |
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| with other (R)STP |
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| only one path exists between any two stations on the network. |
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| Select the check box to activate STP on the NWA. |
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| Enable Roaming | Roaming allows wireless stations to switch from one access point to |
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| another as they move from one coverage area to another. Select |
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| this checkbox to enable roaming on the NWA if you have two or |
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| more NWAs on the same subnet. |
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| Note: All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations |
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| must have the same SSID to allow roaming. |
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| Apply | Click Apply to save your changes. |
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| Reset | Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
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8.4 Technical Reference
This section provides technical background information about the topics covered in this chapter.
8.4.1 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) detects and breaks network loops and provides backup links between switches, bridges or routers. It allows a bridge to interact with other
8.4.1.1 Rapid STP
The NWA uses IEEE 802.1w RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) that allow faster convergence of the spanning tree (while also being backwards compatible with
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