User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to the Airespace Product Guide!
- OVERVIEWS
- About the Airespace System
- About the AireOS
- Single-Airespace Switch or Appliance Deployments
- Multiple-Airespace Switch and Appliance Deployments
- About AireOS Security
- About Airespace Wired Security
- About AireWave Director Software
- About the Master Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About the Primary Airespace Switch or Appliance
- About Client Roaming
- About External DHCP Servers
- About Airespace Mobility Groups
- About Airespace Wired Connections
- About Airespace WLANs
- About File Transfers
- About Power Over Ethernet
- About Airespace Switches and Appliances
- 4012 and 4024 Airespace Wireless Switch Models
- 4101 and 4102 Airespace WLAN Appliance Models
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Features
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Model Numbers
- Airespace Wireless Switch Direct Connect Mode
- Airespace Switches and Appliances in Appliance Mode
- Airespace Wireless Switch Hybrid Mode
- About the Distribution System Port
- About the Service (Management) Port
- About the Startup Wizard
- About Airespace Switch and Appliance Memory
- Airespace Switch and Appliance Failover Protection
- Switched Network Connection to the Airespace Switch or Appliance
- Enhanced Security Module
- About Airespace Access Points
- About Airespace AP Models
- About Airespace AP External and Internal Antennas
- About Airespace AP LEDs
- About Airespace AP Connectors
- About Airespace AP Power Requirements
- About Airespace AP External Power Converter
- About Airespace AP Mounting Options
- About Airespace AP Physical Security
- About Airespace AP Monitor Mode
- About Third-Party Access Points
- About Rogue Access Points
- About the Airespace Control System Software
- About the Airespace Web Browser Interface
- About the Airespace Command Line Interface
- About the Airespace System
- SOLUTIONS
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About the Distribution System PortD istribution System Port
As described in Switched Network Connection to an Airespace Switch or Appliance, the 4012 and 4024
Airespace Wireless Switch and 4101 Airespace WLAN Appliance logical Distribution System port can be
assigned to only one physical port (Airespace Wired Connections
), and can communicate with the
switched network through one physical port. The 4102 Airespace WLAN Appliance uses two redundant
physical ports to ensure continued communications through the switched network in case part of the
switched network fails.
Note: The Distribution System Port cannot be assigned to the dedicated Airespace Switch or
Appliance front-panel Service (Management) Port
.
The Distribution System port provides an uplink to the switched network. As such, it:
• Sends messages through the switched network to autodiscover and communicate with other
Airespace Switches and Appliances.
• Listens across the switched network for Airespace AP polling messages to autodiscover,
associate with, and communicate with as many Airespace APs as it is configured to allow.
Note: Should another Airespace WLAN Appliance or Airespace Wireless Switch in Appliance
Mode fail, its dropped Airespace APs poll the switched network for another Airespace Switch or
Appliance. When an online Airespace Switch or Appliance has any remaining primary or
emergency Ethernet ports, it listens to the switched network for Airespace AP polling
messages to autodiscover, associate with, and communicate with as many Airespace APs as it
is configured to allow. Refer to the Airespace Switch and Appliance Failover Protection
section
for more information.
The Distribution System port is the logical port through which the Airespace Switch or Appliance talks to
the switched network, and must be configured for the following:
• Airespace Switch or Appliance statically set IP address, IP netmask, and default router.
• Physical port assignment.
• If required, VLAN assignment.
• Web and Secure Web modes.
• Spanning Tree Protocol, if required.
Refer to the Configuring the Airespace Switch or Appliance
section for configuration instructions.