3Com OfficeConnect WX1200, Reference Manual

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c Click the plus sign next to Wireless.
d Select Access Points .
2 Select the MAP you want to modify and click Properties .
3 To select the radio type for a single-radio model, click the MAP Radio
Type box and select the radio type from the list:
„
11a —802.11a
„
11b —802.11b only
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11g —802.11b/g
4 To change the Name, edit the string in the Name box.
5 If you are configuring dual-homing support, in the Bias list, select High or
Low .
Bias is the priority of one WX connection over other WX connections to a
single MAP for booting, configuration, and data transfer. You can set a
Distributed MAP’s bias to be low or high. A configuration with a high bias
has priority over a configuration for the same MAP with low bias. The
default is
High .
If the bias for all connections is the same, the MAP selects the switch that
has the greatest capacity to add more active MAPs. For example, if a MAP
is dual homed to two WX4400 switches, and one of the switches has 50
active MAPs while the other switch has 60 active MAPs, the new MAP
selects the switch that has only 50 active MAPs.
Bias applies only to WX switches that are indirectly attached to the MAP
through an intermediate Layer 2 or Layer 3 network. A MAP always
attempts to boot on MAP port 1 first, and if the MAP is directly attached
to a WX switch on MAP port 1, it boots from that switch regardless of the
bias settings.
6 In the Enable Blink list, select Yes to enable LED blink mode or No to
disable it.
When blink mode is enabled, the health and radio LEDs alternately blink
green and amber, allowing you to visually identify a MAP. By default,
blink mode is disabled.
7 In the Enable Firmware Update list, select Yes to automatically upgrade
MAP boot firmware. The upgrade version of the firmware is loaded from
a WX when the MAP is booting.
Select No to disable automatic firmware upgrading. Automatic firmware
upgrading is enabled by default.