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WS 2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide5-4
The current settings for the associated Subnet and adopted Access Ports are also displayed on this screen; however, the
screen associated with each WLAN (under Network Configuration --> Wireless) is where the settings and rules for
adopting Access Ports can be modified.
Access Port Adoption
Use this list to adopt detected Access Ports and to assign them to a particular WLAN. The switch can adopt up to six Access
Ports at a time, but the list of allowed Access-Port addresses (displayed in this area) can exceed six in number. A dual-radio
802.11a/b Access Port counts as one Access Port with respect to the maximum allowed; however, each radio will be listed
as a separate Access Port.
This adoption list identifies each Access Port by its Media Access Control (MAC) address. This address is the Access Port’s
hard-coded hardware number that is printed on the bottom of the device. An example of a MAC address is
00:09:5B:45:9B:07.
1. To adopt an Access Port, click the Add button to add a new criteria line to the table.
2. Specify the following fields:
The default setting for the switch has both the Start MAC and End MAC addresses set to
“ANY”, and all enabled WLANs checked. This setting allows all the WLANs to adopt any
Access Port that it detects, automatically.
3. Up to 20 entries can be added to the Access Port Adoption list. Click the Apply button to save changes.
Field Description
Start MAC
This field contains the lowest value in a range of MAC addresses that will use this particular adoption
criteria. To specify a single MAC address instead of a range, enter it in this field as well as the End
MAC field.
End MAC
This field contains that highest number in a range of MAC addresses that will use this particular
adoption criteria. If this value is empty, the Access Port adopted by this criteria must match the Start
MAC field exactly.
WLAN
columns
The next four columns are associate with the four WLANs that are shown in the upper portion of the
screen. To the left, specify a range of Access Port MAC address for adoption. Then, click the
checkboxes of the WLANs that need ability to adopt the Access Ports in the specified range.