Specifications

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3 Refer to the LAN Ethernet Timeout field to define how LAN Ethernet inactivity is processed by the
access point.
Use the Ethernet Port Timeout drop-down menu to define how the access point interprets inactivity
for the LAN assigned to the Ethernet port. When Enabled is selected, the access point uses the value
defined in the Sec. box (default is 30 seconds). Selecting Disabled allows the LAN to use the Ethernet
port for an indefinite timeout period. Select the Hardware Detect option to use the physical LAN port
to detect activity. If the LAN port does not detect a physical connection, the radio is unavailable to
the access point.
4 Refer to the 802.1x Port Authentication field if using port authentication over the access point’s LAN
port.
The access point only supports 802.1x authentication over its LAN port. The access point behaves as
an 802.1x supplicant to authenticate to a server on the network. If using 802.1x authentication, enter
the authentication server user name and password. The default password is “extreme.” For
information on enabling and configuring authentication schemes on the access point, see “Enabling
Authentication and Encryption Schemes” on page 172.
5 Use the Port Settings field to define how the access point manages throughput over the LAN port.
Ethernet Port The Ethernet Port radio buttons allow you to select one of
the two available LANs as the LAN actively transmitting
over the access point’s LAN port. Both LANs can be active
at any given time, but only one can transmit over the
access point’s physical LAN connection, thus the selected
LAN has priority.
Enable 802.1q
Trunking
Select the Enable 802.1q Trunking checkbox to enable the
LAN to conduct VLAN tagging. If selected, click the WLAN
Mapping button to configure mappings between WLANs
and LANs. If enabled, the access point requires connection
to a trunked port.
VLAN Name Click the VLAN Name button to launch the VLAN Name
screen to create VLANs and assign them VLAN IDs. For
more information, see “Configuring VLAN Support” on
page 116.
WLAN Mapping Click the WLAN Mapping button to launch the VLAN
Configuration screen to map existing WLANs to one of the
two LANs and define the WLAN’s VLAN membership (up
to 16 mappings are possible per access point). For more
information, see “Configuring VLAN Support” on page 116.
Auto Negotiation Select the Auto Negotiation checkbox to enable the access
point to automatically exchange information (over its LAN
port) about data transmission speed and duplex
capabilities.
Auto negotiation is helpful when using the access point in
an environment where different devices are connected and
disconnected on a regular basis.
Selecting Auto Negotiate disables the Mbps and duplex
checkbox options.
100 Mbps Select this option to establish a 100 Mbps data transfer
rate for the selected half duplex or full duplex transmission
over the access point’s LAN port. This option is not
available if Auto Negotiation is selected.
10 Mbps Select this option to establish a 10 Mbps data transfer rate
for the selected half duplex or full duplex transmission over
the access point’s LAN port. This option is not available if
Auto Negotiation is selected.