Configuring The Access Point Console Port For Security; Setting Spanning Tree - Cabletron Systems RoamAbout Access Point Manual

Configuring the Access Point Console Port for Security

The following security settings are exclusive to the console port on the Access Point:
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To prevent other users from using the console port, enable Enable/Disable Console
Password from the RoamAbout Access Point Installation Menu. Then choose Set
SNMP Read/Write Community from the Installation Menu and enter a new
community name (4 to 31 printable ASCII characters). Afterwards, users must enter
the community name to access the menu.
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To prevent any management tool using SNMP, including the AP Manager, from
changing the Encryption parameters, enable Set Exclude SNMP from the Encryption
menu.

Setting Spanning Tree

By default, Spanning Tree is disabled when in Workgroup bridge mode and enabled in
LAN-to-LAN Multipoint bridge mode. You can enable or disable Spanning Tree while the
Access Point is in LAN-to-LAN Endpoint bridge mode only. This parameter is only
available on the Access Point with the V6.0 or later firmware release.
To enable or disable Spanning Tree using the AP Manager, select the Access Point from
the Managed List field and click the Wireless Parameters button. In the Wireless
Parameters window, click the Advanced button. Select LAN-to-LAN Endpoint.
To enable or disable Spanning Tree using the console port, choose Module-Specific
Options from the RoamAbout Access Point Installation Menu, then choose Bridge Mode
Options. If you do not want to change the value, press <Enter> to go back to the previous
menu.
It is important to avoid Point-to-Multipoint configurations that will cause bridge loops. A
bridge loop occurs when two parallel network paths are created between any two LANs,
causing packets to be continuously regenerated through both parallel paths. This situation
eventually renders the network unusable due to the excessive traffic that is being generated
by the loop. The Access Point spanning tree function corrects this type of problem by
shutting down the bridge and possibly shutting down a segment of the network.
Setting Spanning Tree
Configuring the Wireless Network 5-29