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Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 6 Configuring Radio Settings
Disabling and Enabling the Radio Interface
Disabling and Enabling the Radio Interface
The bridge radio is enabled by default. Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to
disable the bridge radio:
Use the
no
form of the shutdown command to enable the radio port.
Configuring the Role in Radio Network
You can configure your bridge as a root bridge or as a non-root bridge.
Figure 6-1
shows a root bridge
communicating with a non-root bridge in a point-to-point configuration.
Figure 6-1
Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to set the bridge’s radio network role:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio 0
Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface.
Step 3
shutdown
Disable the radio port.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
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Switch
Switch
Non-Root
Bridge
Root Bridge
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface dot11radio 0
Enter interface configuration mode for the radio interface.
Step 3
station-role bridge
{
root
|
non-root
|
install
}
Set the bridge role.
•
Set the role to root or non-root, or put the bridge in
installation mode to help align the antennas. In installation
mode, the bridge polls the radio for the received signal
strength indication (RSSI) value and updates the LEDs and
the RSSI voltage port.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
