W A -4 20 0 W ireless A ccess Point User Guid e
connect ed t o t he A P m ust also sup p ort LA CP and b e config ured t o use t his feat ure.
Not e: For t he m ajorit y of W LA N d ep loym ent s, sing le-Gig ab it b ackhaul for A Ps is m ore
t han sufficient . To set up link ag g reg at ion:
1. On t he W A -4 0 0 ’s int erface, g o t o Advanced > LAN Settings, t hen enab le LACP.
2. On t he m anag ed net w ork sw it ch, config ure t w o sw it ch p ort s t o use LA CP.
( Inst ruct ions w ill vary, d ep end ing on t he sw it ch, so see t he sw it ch’s d ocum ent at ion
for m ore inform at ion.)
3. Connect t he W A -4 20 0 A P’s t w o LA N p ort s t o t he t w o LA CP-enab led p ort s on t he
sw it ch.
W ireless Set t ing s
Click t his t ile t o config ure ad vanced W iFi rad io set t ing s such as channel, p ow er, RF scan,
and roam ing feat ures.
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W ireless Set t ing s
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Band Steering: Band st eering st eers 5 GHz-cap ab le client s t o t hat freq uency. By
enab ling t his funct ion, t he 2.4 GHz SSID and set t ing s w ill b e cop ied t o t he 5 GHz
b and .
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RF Scan: Click t o p erform an aut om at ic sit e survey of RF sig nals. The A P w ill scan
t he channels for connect ed d evices and w ill t hen d isp lay t hem in a t ab le.
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5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Rad io Set t ing s
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Enable: Click t his t og g le t o enab le t his W iFi rad io b and .
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Operation Mode: Bot h t he 5 and t he 2.4 GHz b and s have t he follow ing op erat ing
m od es:
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Access Point: St and ard m od e of op erat ion. A llow s a w ireless connect ion t o t he
LA N.
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W DS Root: The A P w it h t his m od e set w ill b e t he “ root ” d evice t hat A Ps
config ured w it h W DS Rep eat er and W DS Brid g e w ill connect t o.
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W DS Bridge: This m od e allow s t he A P t o connect t o a W DS Root A ccess Point .
This m od e t akes in t he SSID b road cast ed b y t he W DS Root A ccess Point and
t urns it int o Et hernet connect ivit y for client d evices.
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