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Cisco Aironet 1520, 1130, 1240 Series Wireless Mesh Access Points, Design and Deployment Guide, Release 6.0
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Connecting the Cisco 1520 Series Mesh Access Point to Your Network
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Wireless > Mesh Window
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VLAN tagging can only be configured on Ethernet interfaces.
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On AP1520s, three of the four ports can be used as
secondary Ethernet interfaces
:
port 0-PoE
in, port 1-PoE out, and port 3- fiber.
Port 2 - cable
cannot be configured as a secondary Ethernet
interface.
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In Ethernet VLAN tagging,
port 0-PoE in
on the RAP is used to connect to the trunk port of the
switch of the wired network.
Port 1-PoE out
on the MAP is used to connect to external devices
such as video cameras.
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Backhaul interfaces (802.11a radios)
act as
primary Ethernet interfaces
. Backhauls function as
trunks in the network and carry all VLAN traffic between the wireless and wired network. No
configuration of primary Ethernet interfaces is required.
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For indoor mesh networks (AP1130, AP1240), the VLAN tagging feature functions as it does for
outdoor mesh networks. Any access port that is not acting as a backhaul is
secondary
and can be
used for VLAN tagging.
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VLAN tagging cannot be implemented on indoor access point RAPs because they do not have
a secondary Ethernet port, and their primary port is used as a backhaul. However, VLAN
tagging can be enabled on MAPs with a single Ethernet port because the Ethernet port on a MAP
is not functioning as a backhaul and is therefore a secondary port.
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VLAN tagging cannot be implemented on RAPs because they no have a secondary Ethernet port,
and their primary port is used as a backhaul. However, VLAN tagging can be enabled on MAPs with
a single Ethernet port because the Ethernet port on a MAP is not functioning as a backhaul and is
therefore a secondary port.
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No configuration changes are applied to any Ethernet interface acting as a backhaul. A warning
displays if you attempt to modify the backhaul’s configuration. The configuration is only applied
after the interface is no longer acting as backhaul (see
).