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AP-5131 Access Point Product Reference Guide
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Defining Primary WLANs allows an administrator to dedicate BSSIDs (4 BSSIDs are
available for mapping) to WLANs. From that initial BSSID assignment, Primary WLANs can
be defined from within the WLANs assigned to BSSID groups 1 through 4. Each BSSID
beacons only on the primary WLAN.
The user should assign each WLAN to its own BSSID. In cases where more than four WLANs
are required, WLANs should be grouped according to their security policies so all of the
WLANs on a BSSID have the same security policy. It is generally a bad idea to have WLANs
with different security policies on the same BSSID, as this will result in warning or error
messages.
7. Use the Primary WLAN drop-down menu to select a WLAN from those WLANs sharing the
same BSSID. The selected WLAN is the primary WLAN for the specified BSSID.
NOTE If using a single-radio AP-5131, there are 4 BSSIDs available. If using a
dual-radio AP-5131, 4 BSSIDs for the 802.11b/g radio and 4 BSSIDs for
the 802.11a radio are available.
WLAN Lists the WLAN names available to the 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio
that can be assigned to a BSSID.
BSSID Assign a BSSID value of 1 through 4 to a WLAN in order to map the
WLAN to a specific BSSID.
BC/MC Cipher A read only field displaying the downgraded BC/MC (Broadcast/
Multicast) cipher for a WLAN based on the BSSID and VLAN ID to
which it has been mapped.
Status Displays the following color coded status:
Red - Error (Invalid Configuration)
Yellow - Warning (Broadcast Downgrade)
Green - Good (Configuration is OK)
Message Displays the verbal status of the WLAN and BSSID assignments. If
the Status column displays green, the Message will typically be
Configuration is OK. If yellow, a description of invalid
configuration displays.