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WS 2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide5-24
Configuring Voice Prioritization and Multicast Address Settings
To ensure better performance with Voice over IP (VoIP) broadcasts, the administrator can enable voice prioritization for
particular multicast addresses within a WLAN. In the table, specify the multicast addresses by filling out the fields:
Voice prioritization and multicast addressing will only affect active WLANs. Applying these
settings to a inactive WLAN will have no effect. To make a WLAN active, go to the Wireless
screen.
Setting Up Port Authentication for AP 300 Access Ports
802.1x port authentication is used to provide security and authentication for all wired clients on a WLAN. The WS 2000
Wireless Switch supports 802.1x port authentication for the AP 300 Access Ports connected to it. It uses a username and
password for all ports that can be configured from the wireless switch.
Select Network Configuration --> [Access Ports] --> 802.1x Port Authentication from the navigation menu on the left.
Weight
The Weight field specifies the relative amount of bandwidth provided to the given WLAN as
compared to the other WLANs. For example, if WLAN1 has Weight set to 3 and WLAN2 has
Weight set to 1, WLAN1 will get 3 times as much bandwidth as WLAN2. When the Weight field
is changed, the weight percentage adjusts automatically to match.
Weight (%)
This field is automatically calculated and cannot be edited. This field specifies the percentage of
bandwidth allocated for each of the WLANs. If the Bandwidth Share Mode is set to Round
Robin, the Weight (%) will be the same for all active WLANs. If the Bandwidth Share Mode is
set to Weighted Round Robin, the value is calculated based upon the Weights set for each of
the WLANs. For example, if WLAN1 has Weight set to 3 and WLAN2 has Weight set to 1, the
application will automatically set the weight percentage to 75% for WLAN1 and 25% for
WLAN2.
WLAN Name
This field lists the WLANs on the switch by name (the same name that you see in the left
menu). You cannot change the name of the WLAN in this field. Go to the Wireless screen to
change a WLAN name.
Use Voice Prioritization
Check this box to enable prioritization of voice over data for RF transmissions for the
associated WLAN. This setting reduces the latency that might occur when data
transmissions and VoIP transmissions compete for the same resources. Latency is usually
experienced as broken or delayed speech or sound.
Multicast Address #1
and
Multicast Address #2
Use the two Multicast Address fields to specify one or two MAC addresses to be used for
multicast applications. Some VoIP devices make use of multicast addresses. Using this
mechanism ensures that the multicast packets for these devices are not delayed by the
packet queue.