Deleting a Wired Profile
To delete a wired profile:
1. Click the
Wired
link under
More
on the Instant main window. The
Wired
window is displayed.
2. In the
Wired
window, select the wired profile to delete.
3. Click
Delete
. The wired profile is deleted.
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
The IAP-220 Series access points and IAP-270 Series support the IEEE 802.11ac standard for high-performance
WLAN. To support maximum traffic, port aggregation is required as it increases throughput and enhances
reliability. To support port aggregation, Instant supports Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) based on
the IEEE 802.3ad standard. The 802.3ad standard for Ethernet aggregation uses LACP as a method to manage
link configuration and balance traffic among aggregated ports.
LACP provides a standardized means for exchanging information with partner systems to form a dynamic link
aggregation group. The LACP feature is automatically enabled during IAP boots and it dynamically detects the
IAP if connected to a partner system with LACP capability, by checking if there is any LACP Protocol Data Unit
(PDU) received on either Ethernet 0 or Ethernet 1 port.
If a switch in the cluster has the LACP capability, you can combine Ethernet 0 or Ethernet 1 interfaces into the
link aggregation group to form a single logical interface (port-channel). Port-channels can be used to provide
additional bandwidth or link redundancy between two devices. IAP supports link aggregation using either
standard port-channel (configuration based) or Link Aggregation Control Protocol (protocol signaling based).
You can deploy IAP-22x Series or IAP-27x Series access points with LACP configuration to benefit from the
higher (greater than 1 Gbps) aggregate throughput capabilities of the two radios.
The LACP feature is supported only on IAP-22x Series and IAP-27x Series access points.
Enabling Port-Channel on a Switch
To enable port-channel on an S3500 Mobility Access Switch:
1. Create a switching profile by running the following commands:
(Instant AP)(config)# interface-profile switching-profile <profile-name>
(Instant AP)(Switch Profile <profile-name>)# switchport-mode {trunk}
(Instant AP)(Switch Profile <profile-name>)# exit
2. Create a port-channel and associate the switching profile by running the following commands:
(Instant AP)(config)# interface port-channel <0-63>
(Instant AP)(config)# port-channel-members [<interface-list>|[add|delete]
(Instant AP)(config)# gigabitethernet <slot/module/port>]
(Instant AP)(config)# shutdown
(Instant AP)(config)# switching-profile <profile-name>
Verifying LACP Configuration on the IAP
There is no configuration required on the IAP for enabling LACP support. However, you can view the status of
LACP on IAPs by using the following command:
(Instant AP)# show lacp status
AP LACP Status
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