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Cisco WLAN Controller Web Interface User Guide
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Chapter 4 Controller Menu Bar Selection
General
General
Use CONTROLLER > General to navigate to this page.
The following tables explain the controller configuration general parameters.
Ta b l e 4 - 1 Controller Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
802.3x Flow Control Mode May be Enabled or Disabled by selecting the corresponding line
on the pull-down entry field. The factory default is Disabled.
LWAPP Transport Mode Layer 2 or Layer 3 Lightweight Access Point Protocol transport
mode. When set to Layer 3, the LWAPP uses IP addresses to
communicate with the access point; these IP addresses are
collected from a mandatory DHCP server. When set to Layer 2,
the LWAPP uses proprietary code to communicate with the
access points.
Use the Save Configuration Administrative Tool to save the
configuration after changing this parameter. Then use the System
Reboot page to restart the controller with a configuration save
after changing this parameter.
LAG Mode on next reboot
(Displayed only in Cisco 4400
Series Wireless LAN Controllers)
Enabled—Use this setting to enable link aggregation on the
controller.
Disabled—Use this setting to disable link aggregation on the
controller.
For more information, refer to Link Aggregation.
Ethernet Multicast Mode Disabled—Use this setting to disable multicast support on the
controller.
Unicast—If this option is selected, the controller on receiving a
multicast packet forwards the packet as a unicast packet to all the
associated access points.
Multicast—Use this setting to enable multicast support on the
controller.
Multicast Group Address
(Displayed only in Cisco 4400
Series Wireless LAN Controllers if
multicast support is enabled)
Enter the IP address of the multicast group.
When the controller receives a multicast packet, it forwards the
packet to this multicast group IP address.
Note The multicast group IP address must be the same on all
controllers that are part of Cisco WCS.
Aggressive Load Balancing Enable or disable aggressive load balance algorithm.
Peer to Peer Blocking Mode Enable or disable peer to peer blocking mode. Disabled (default)
allows same-subnet clients to communicate through the Cisco
4100 Series Wireless LAN Controller. Enable forces
same-subnet clients to communicate through a higher-level
router.