3Com WX4400 3CRWX440095A - Manual (Page 72)

72 C HAPTER 5: C ONFIGURING AND M ANAGING P ORTS AND VLAN S
All WX switch ports are network ports by default. You must set the port
type for ports directly connected to MAP access ports and to wired user
stations that must be authenticated to access the network. When you
change port type, MSS applies default settings appropriate for the port
type. Table 5 lists the default settings applied for each port type. For
example, the MAP column lists default settings that MSS applies when
you change a port type to ap (MAP).
Table 6 lists how many MAPs you can configure on a WX switch, and
how many MAPs a switch can boot. The numbers are for directly
connected and Distributed MAPs combined.
Table 5 Port Defaults Set by Port Type Change
Port Type
Parameter MAP Access Wired Authentication Network
VLAN
membership Removed from
all VLANs. You
cannot assign a
MAP access port
to a VLAN. MSS
automatically
assigns MAP
access ports to
VLANs based on
user traffic. Removed from all VLANs.
You cannot assign a
wired authentication port
to a VLAN. MSS
automatically assigns
wired authentication
ports to VLANs based on
user traffic. None
Note: If you clear a
port, MSS resets the
port as a network
port but does not
add the port back to
any VLANs. You
must explicitly add
the port to the
desired VLAN(s).
Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) Not applicable Not applicable Based on the STP
states of the VLANs
the port is in.
802.1X Uses
authentication
parameters
configured for
users. Uses authentication
parameters configured for
users. No authentication.
Port groups Not applicable Not applicable None
IGMP snooping Enabled as users
are
authenticated
and join VLANs.
Enabled as users are
authenticated and join
VLANs. Enabled as the port
is added to VLANs.
Maximum user
sessions Not applicable 1 (one) Not applicable