Specifications

11-18 Access Point Commands
set {ap | dap} bias
Changesthebiasforanaccesspoint.BiasisthepriorityofoneRoamAboutswitchoverother
RoamAboutswitchesforbootingandconfiguringtheaccesspoint.
Syntax
set {ap port-list | dap {dap-num | auto}} bias {high | low}
Parameters
Defaults
Thedefaultbiasishigh.
Mode
Enabled.
Usage
Highbiasispreferredoverlowbias.BiasappliesonlytoRoamAboutswitchesthatareindirectly
attachedtotheaccesspointthrou ghan intermediateLayer2orLayer3network.
IftheAPisindirectlyconnectedtoRoamAboutswitchesthroughthenetwork,theaccesspoint
bootsfromtheswitchwiththe
highbiasfortheAP.Ifthebiasforallconnectionsisthesame,the
APselectstheswitchthathasthegreatestcapacitytoaddmoreactiveaccesspoints.
AccesspointselectionofaRoamAboutswitchissticky.AfteranaccesspointselectsaRoamAbout
switchtobootfrom,
theAPcontinuestousethatswitchforitsactivedatalinkevenifanother
switchconfiguredwithhighbiasfortheaccesspointbecomesavailable.
ThefollowingcommandchangesthebiasforaDistributedaccesspointtolow:
RBT-8100# set dap 1 bias low
success: change accepted.
Related Commands
show{ap|dap}configonpage 11‐128
apport‐list Listofportsonwhichtochangethebiasfordirectlyconnectedaccess
points.
dapdap‐num NumberofaDistributedaccesspointforwhichtochangethebias.
dapauto Configuresbiasfortheaccesspointconfigurationprofile.
(Seesetdapauto
onpage 11‐13.)
high Highbias.
low Lowbias.