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

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Introduction
Radio Ports
When a Wireless Edge Services xl Module receives an adoption request from
an unadopted RP—whether as a broadcast or as a targeted message—the
module must decide whether or not to adopt the RP.
You can configure the module to automatically adopt any identified, noncon-
figured RP. The simple plug-in installation makes this option ideal, as long as
your organization secures access to its network devices. In a less secure
environment, you should configure the module to adopt only those RPs for
which you manually specify the MAC address. (You can also use port authen-
tication to secure your network. See “802.1X Client” on page 1-73.)
After adopting the RP, the module deploys the radio adoption default config-
uration to it, and the RP can begin functioning in your network, as shown in
Figure 1-22.