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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide
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Chapter 5 Wireless Menu Bar Selection
Cisco APs
Hardware Reset Button
• Click the Reset AP Now button to reset the access point.
Table 5-6 Bridging Information Parameters
Parameter Description
AP Role Not an editable field. Specifies if the WRAP is a RAP or PAP.
RAP: RAPs have a wired LWAPP (Light Weight AP Protocol)
connection back to a Cisco controller. It uses the backhaul wireless
interface to communicate to neighboring PAPs. RAPs are the parent
node to any bridging or mesh network and connect a bridge or mesh
network to the wired network, thus their can only be one RAP for any
bridged or mesh network.
PAP: PAPs have no wired connection to a Cisco controller. They can
be completely wireless supporting clients, communicating to other
PAPs and a RAP to get access to the network, or they can be wired and
serve as bridge to a remote wired network.
The access point roles can be configured using Zero Touch
Configuration or AP Configuration Tool.
Bridge Type Not an editable field. Specifies if the WRAP is an indoor or outdoor
access point.
Bridge Group Name Not an editable field. Specifies the bridge group name. Bridge Group
Name can be configured using the AP configuration tool.
Use bridge group names to logically group the access points and avoid
two networks on the same channel from communicating with each
other.
Note For the access points to communicate with each other, they
must have the same bridge group name.
Ethernet Bridging Select the check box to enable ethernet bridging on the access point.
Backhaul Interface This is an editable field if the WRAP is a RAP. Set the backhaul
interface here (802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g).
Note To configure this parameter for PAP, use the AP configuration
tool.
Bridge Data Rate (Mbps) Set the data rate here. This is the rate at which data is shared between
the access points. The drop-down list displays the data rates
depending on the Backhaul Interface set.
The correct range of values depend on the backhaul interfaces used by
the access points.
The data rates (Mbps) are:
for 802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
for 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11
for 802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54