Configuring APs 267
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
Dual-homed distributed connections to WSSs on one AP port
Figure 13 shows an example of an AP with a single physical link to a network containing three WSSs.
Figure 13. Single-homed connection to multiple WSSs on one AP port
In this configuration, the AP sends a boot request on its connected port. WSSs that are in the same subnet respond to the
AP. Switches with high bias for the AP respond immediately, whereas switches with low bias for the AP respond after a
brief delay.
If the switches are in another subnet, the AP uses DNS to locate one of the switches, and asks the switch to send the IP
address of the best WSS to use, based on the bias settings on each switch and the capacity of each switch to add new
active AP connections. The AP then requests its image and configuration files from the best WSS.
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