Specifications

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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Disabling and Enabling Short Radio Preambles 6-11
Configuring Transmit and Receive Antennas 6-11
Disabling and Enabling Aironet Extensions 6-12
Configuring the Ethernet Encapsulation Transformation Method 6-13
Enabling and Disabling Reliable Multicast to Workgroup Bridges 6-14
Enabling and Disabling Public Secure Packet Forwarding 6-15
Configuring Protected Ports 6-15
Configuring the Beacon Period and the DTIM 6-16
Configure RTS Threshold and Retries 6-16
Configuring the Maximum Data Retries 6-17
Configuring the Fragmentation Threshold 6-17
Enabling Short Slot Time for 802.11g Radios 6-18
Performing a Carrier Busy Test 6-18
CHAPTER 7 Configuring Multiple SSIDs 7-1
Understanding Multiple SSIDs 7-2
Configuring Multiple SSIDs 7-2
Default SSID Configuration 7-3
Creating an SSID 7-3
Using Spaces in SSIDs 7-4
Using a RADIUS Server to Restrict SSIDs 7-5
CHAPTER 8 Configuring an Access Point as a
Local Authenticator
8-1
Understanding Local Authentication 8-2
Configuring a Local Authenticator 8-2
Guidelines for Local Authenticators 8-3
Configuration Overview 8-3
Configuring the Local Authenticator Access Point 8-3
Configuring Other Access Points to Use the Local Authenticator 8-6
Unblocking Locked Usernames 8-7
Viewing Local Authenticator Statistics 8-7
Using Debug Messages 8-7
CHAPTER 9 Configuring Cipher Suites and WEP 9-1
Understanding Cipher Suites and WEP 9-2
Configuring Cipher Suites and WEP 9-3
Creating WEP Keys 9-3