Ethernet Port Policies - Symbol WS5000 series Reference Manual

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2. This panel lists all available WLANs configured on the system, as well as their settings.
describes the fields and options within this panel.
Table 4.13 WLAN Manager Fields and Controls
Field or Control Description
Name Name of the selected WLAN.
Description Description of the selected WLAN, if available.
ESSID Displays the ESSID for the selected WLAN.
Max MUs Maximum number of Mobile Units allowed on the selected WLAN.
Security Policy Active security policy for the selected WLAN.
MU Traffic Policy for mobile unit communication.
ACL Rule Active Access Control List policy for the selected WLAN.
ACL Whether ACLs are being used or not.
Secured Beacon Controls the behavior of the Access Port signal for this WLAN. One of two values:
• Enable stops broadcasting the beacon.
• Disable allows broadcasting.
Accept Any ESSID Whether ESSIDs are accepted or not. One of two values:
• If true, the ESSID field is ignored in mobile unit configurations and all mobile users are
• If false, a limited number of mobile user connections to mobile users are configured
Create Launches the WLAN Wizard to create a new WLAN. See
for more details.
Delete Removes the selected WLAN from the system. A dialog appears to confirm this action.
Edit Opens a variation of the WLAN Wizard, for editing it in the same fashion that it was
created. See
Close Closes the WLAN Manager without saving any changes.
3. When done, click Next. An WLAN Updated Successfully! message panel is displayed.
4. Click Finish to save the updated Ethernet Policy and exit the wizard.
5. Click Close in the WLAN Manager panel.

4.4.4 Ethernet Port Policies

The Ethernet Port Policy configures the switch's Ethernet ports, and associates multiple WLANs with multiple
LANs or VLANs. There are two Ethernet ports on WS5000 Series switches. By convention, port 1 (the left port)
connects to the wireless LAN, and port 2 (the right port) connects to the wired LAN.
allowed to connect to the switch.
with the switch's ESSID.
Creating a WLAN on page 4-33
Table 4.13
Creating a WLAN on page 4-33
for more details.