Rockwell Automation 1783-WAPxxx Stratix 5100 Wireless Access Point User Manual - Manual (Page 243)

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Configuring Radio Settings Chapter 7
When configuring a universal workgroup bridge by using AES-CCM TKIP, the
non-root device must use TKIP or AES-CCM TKIP as ciphers to associate to
the root device. The non-root device does not associate with the root if it is
configured only AES-CCM. This configuration results in a mismatch in the
multicast cipher between the root and non-root devices.
You can configure a fallback role also for root access points. The wireless device
automatically assumes the fallback role when its Ethernet port is disabled or
disconnected from the wired LAN. There are two possible fallback roles:
• Repeater
When the Ethernet port is disabled, the wireless device becomes a repeater
and associates to a nearby root access point. You do not have to specify a
root access point to which the fallback repeater associates; the repeater
automatically associates to the root access point that provides the best
radio connectivity.
• Shutdown
The wireless access point/workgroup bridge shuts down its radio and
disassociates all client devices.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to set the wireless device
radio network role and fallback role.
1. Enter global configuration mode.
configure terminal
2. Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface.
• 2.4-GHz radio and the 802.11n 2.4-Ghz radio is interface 0.
• 5-GHz radio and the 802.11n 5-GHz radio is interface 1
interface dot11radio { 0 | 1 }
3. Set the wireless device role.
• Set the role to non-root bridge with or without wireless clients, repeater
access point, root access point or bridge, scanner, or workgroup bridge.
The bridge mode radio supports point-to-point and point-to-
multipoint configuration.
• The Ethernet port is shut down when any one of the radios is
configured as a repeater. Only one radio per access point may be
configured as a workgroup bridge or repeater.
• The
dot11radio 0|1 antenna-alignment command is
available when the access point is configured as a repeater.
• A workgroup bridge can have a maximum of 254 clients, presuming
that no other wireless clients are associated to the root bridge or access
point.