Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.02.xx and greater

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Radio Port Configuration
Configuring Radio Settings
A Wireless Edge Services xl Module preferentially adopts RPs that have the
same ID as the module itself. (See “Configure an Adoption Preference for the
Module” on page 10-28 in Chapter 10: Redundancy Groups for instructions
on setting this ID.)
You have several options for setting the radio adoption default adoption
preference ID:
■ Set the radio adoption default preference ID to match the Wireless Edge
Services xl Module’s adoption preference ID, which allows the module to
adopt any RPs that it detects. To move an RP to a different module, change
the preference ID for one of the radios on that particular RP. (See “Con-
figuring Advanced Properties for a Particular Radio” on page 3-32.)
■ Set the radio adoption default preference ID to match the ID configured
on a different Wireless Edge Services xl Module, pushing all RPs toward
that second module. You might use this option to have a single module
pre-adopt all RPs. You can then set adoption preference IDs in configura-
tions targeted to specific radios and move some of the RPs to different
modules.
■ Leave the radio adoption default preference ID at 0 (the default), no
matter the ID on this Wireless Edge Services xl Module. This configuration
allows the module to adopt any RP that it detects, unless a preference ID
set up in a targeted configuration pushes the RP toward a different
module.
Note Configuring the adoption preference ID in the radio adoption default config-
uration is only one part of the overall process of configuring adoption prefer-
ence IDs—and not always a necessary one. See “Setting up Adoption
Preference IDs to Control RP Adoption” on page 10-24 of Chapter 10: Redun-
dancy Groups for instructions on this process.
To set the adoption preference ID for all RP radios that this Wireless Edge
Services xl Module adopts, complete these steps:
1. Select Network Setup > Radio Adoption Defaults and click the
Configuration tab.
2. Select the radio type and click the Edit button.
3. In the Adoption Preference ID field, enter a preference ID number from 1
through 65,535. (The default is 1.)
Set a matching adoption preference ID on the Wireless Edge Services xl
Module that should adopt these RPs when they are installed in their final
location. (To set the ID, on the Network Setup > Radio screen, click the
Global Settings button.)