D-Link DWS-4026 [631/741] Wds managed ap configuration

ConfiguringtheWirelessDistributionSystem

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page631

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

WDSManagedAPConfiguration

AfteryoucreateaWDS‐ManagedAPgroup,usetheWDSManagedAPConfigurationpagetoviewtheAPsthat

aremembersofthegroup,addnewmembers,andchangeSTPPriorityvaluesforexistingmembers.

Figure405:WDSManagedAPConfiguration

ThefollowingtableshowsthefieldsavailableontheWDSManag

edAPSummarypage.

CommandButtons

Thepageincludesthefollowingbuttons:

• Add—AllowsyoutoconfigureanewAPfortheselectedgroup.WhenyouclickAdd,theWDSManaged

APGroupConfigurationpagedisplays.

• Submit—SelectthecheckboxassociatedwithanAPtomodifytheSTPPriorityvaluefortheAP

.ClickApply

toupdatetheswitchwiththevaluesyouenter.

• Delete—DeletestheselectedAP.

• Refresh—Updatesthepagewiththelatestinformation.

Note:AfteryouchangeWDS‐ManagedAPgroupsettings,makesureyoupushtheconfigurationto

otherswitchesinthecluster.

Table368:WDSManagedAPSummary

Field Description

WDSGroupID SelecttheIDassociatedwiththegrouptoconfigure.

APMACAddress MACAddressoftheAP.

STPPriority SpanningTreePriorityforthisAP.TheSTPpriorityisusedonlywhenspanningtree

modeisenabled.

TheSTPprioritydetermineswhichAPisselectedastherootofthespanningtr

eeand

whichAPhaspreferenceoveranotherAPwhenmultipleequalcostpathsexistinthe

topology.ThelowervalueforthespanningtreeprioritymeansthattheAPismorelikely

tobeusedforbridgingdataintothecampusnetwork.Youshouldassignalower

prioritytotheAP

sconnectedtothewirednetworkthantothesatelliteAPs.

TheSTPpriorityvalueisroundeddowntoamultipleof4096.Therangeis0–61440,

andthedefaultvalueis36864.