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Configuring Radio Settings Chapter 7
Universal Workgroup Bridge
Mode When configuring the universal workgroup bridge roll, you must include the
client MAC address. The workgroup bridge associates only with this MAC
address if it is present in the bridge table and is not a static entry. If validation
fails, the workgroup bridge associates with its BVI MAC address. In universal
workgroup bridge mode, the workgroup bridge uses the Ethernet client MAC
address to associate with Cisco or non-Cisco root devices. The universal
workgroup bridge is transparent and is not managed.
You can enable a recovery mechanism and make the workgroup bridge
manageable again by disabling the Ethernet client, causing the universal
workgroup bridge to associate with an access point by using its own BVI address.
Configuring Dual-radio
Fallback The dual-radio fallback features lets you configure access points so that if the
non-root bridge link connecting the access point to the network infrastructure
goes down, the root access point link through which a client connects to the
access point shut down. Shutting down the root access point link causes the client
to roam to another access point. Without this feature, the client remains
connected to the access point, but will not be able to send or receive data from the
network.
Figure 85 - Dual-radio Fallback
IMPORTANT The universal workgroup bridge role supports only one wired client.
Access point
Fast Ethernet
11 a Root
bridge mode 11 b/g root
access point
mode
11 a Root bridge
mode
11 a non-root
bridge mode
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Access point
Clients
Access point