Step 7: Enable Wireless Lans (Wlans); Wireless Summary Area - Motorola WS2000 - Wireless Switch - Network Management Device System Reference Manual

Step 7: Enable Wireless LANs (WLANs)

The WS2000 Wireless Switch works either in a wired or wireless environment; however, the power of the
switch is associated with its support of wireless networks. In order to use the wireless features of the
switch, the administrator needs to enable up to four wireless LANs (WLANs).
To start the WLAN configuration process, select the
left menu. The following Wireless summary screen appears.

Wireless Summary Area

The top portion of the window displays a summary of the WLANs that are currently defined. This is the
screen in which the administrator can enable or disable a WLAN. At first, eight WLANs are listed WLAN1,
WLAN2, WLAN3, WLAN4, WLAN5, WLAN6, WLAN7 and WLAN8; however, only WLAN1 is enabled.
1. Verify that WLAN1 is enabled (checked) and associated with Subnet1.
2. Verify that Access Port 1 is shown in the
connection between the switch and the Access Port.
The current settings for the associated Subnet and adopted Access Ports are displayed on this screen;
however, the screen associated with each WLAN (under
the settings and rules for adopting Access Ports can be modified.
Use the AP Adoption Configuration tab to assign Access Ports to a particular WLAN. The switch can adopt
up to six Access Ports at a time, but the list of allowed Access Port addresses (displayed in this area) can
exceed six in number. A dual-radio 802.11a/b Access Port counts as one Access Port with respect to the
maximum allowed; however, each radio is listed as a separate Access Port.
This adoption list identifies each Access Port by its Media Access Control (MAC) address. This address is the
Access Port's hard-coded hardware number that is printed on the bottom of the device. An example of a MAC
address is 00:09:5B:45:9B:07.
The default setting associates all adopted Access Ports with WLAN1.
Network Configuration
Access Ports Adopted field to the right. If it is not, verify the
Network Configuration
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