Nortel 2300 Series Configuration Manual page 228

228 Configuring AP access points
Dual-Homed Configuration Examples
The following sections show examples of dual-homed configurations. You can use any of these configurations to dual
home an AP model that has two Ethernet ports. AP models with one Ethernet port support only the dual-homing config-
uration in "Dual-Homed Distributed Connections to WSSs on One AP Port" on page
Dual-Homed Direct Connections to a Single WSS
Figure 7 shows an example of a dual-homed direct connection to one WSS. In this configuration, if the AP's active data
link with the WSS fails, the AP detects the link failure and restarts using the other link on the same switch.
Figure 7. Dual-Homed Direct Connections to a Single WSS
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Dual-Homed Direct Connections to Two WSSs
Figure 8 on page 228 shows an example of a dual-homed direct connection to two separate WSS switches. In this
configuration, if the active data link fails, the AP access point detects the link failure and restarts using a link to the other
switch.
Figure 8. Dual-homed Direct Connections to Two WSSs
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