Adding A Third-Party Access Point - 3Com 3CRWX120695A Reference Manual

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Margin listbox. This is the number of dBm below the maximum power
setting that you want 3WXM to reserve in case the power needs to be
increased later.
17 To plan for redundant MAP connections to WX switches, select Compute
Redundancy.
Only AP models that have two Ethernet ports can support redundant
direct connections. However, models with one Ethernet port can support
redundant distributed connections.
18 To use the same WX switch for redundant connections, select Use the
Same WX for Redundancy.
This option places both of a MAP's wired connections on the same WX
switch. For optimal resiliency, 3Com recommends the use of different WX
switches for redundancy.
19 To change the MAP connection type for the redundant connection, select
Direct or Distributed from the MAP Connection Type list.
WX4400 switches support indirect MAP connections only.
20 To change the number of redundant connections for the distributed
connection type, type the number in the Redundant Level box.
For direct connections, the redundancy level is always 1.
21 Click Finish to save the changes and close the wizard.
If you have third-party access points in your network, you can draw them
on your floor layout. You can also configure the access point's radio
attributes using 3WXM. These access points are taken into consideration
when 3WXM assigns channels to MAP access points.
You can use the Building wizard to include third-party access points. You
can also define third-party access points from the main 3WXM window
and place them on your floor layout by modifying the floor's properties.
To configure 3WXM to acknowledge third-party APs when performing
rogue detection, see "Detecting and Combatting Rogue Devices" on
page 469
You also can add a third-party access point from the site wizard, when
creating or modifying a site. The wizard and its options are the same in
either case.