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b. Select either the AP Group or AP Specific tab. Click the Edit button by name of the AP group or
individual AP you want to configure.
c. In the Profiles list, expand the AP profile menu and select the Ethernet Interface Port Configuration
profile for the Ethernet port number you want to configure.
d. In the Profile Details window, click the Ethernet interface port configuration drop-down list and select
New.
2. Configure the Ethernet Interface Port/ Wired AP Port Configuration profile parameters described in Table
66.
3. Each Ethernet Interface Port/AP Wired Port Configuration profile is automatically associated to the wired AP
profile Default. To assign a new wired AP profile to the AP wired port:
a. Click the wired AP profile directly under the Ethernet port profile you are editing.
b. In the Profile Details window, click the Wired AP Profile drop-down list and select a new Wired AP
profile.
4. A new AP wired profile is automatically associated to the Ethernet Interface Link profile Default.To assign a
new Ethernet Interface Link profile to the AP wired port:
a. Click the Ethernet Interface Link profile directly under the Ethernet port profile you are editing.
b. In the Profile Details window, click the Ethernet Interface Link drop-down list and select a new Ethernet
Interface Link profile.
5. By default, there is no AAA profile associated with an AP wired port profile. To assign an AAA profile to the
AP wired port:
a. Click the AAA profile directly under the Ethernet port profile you are editing.
b. In the Profile Details window, click the AAA Profile drop-down list and select an AAA profile.
6. Click Apply to save your settings.
In the CLI
To create a new Ethernet Port/Wired AP Port profile, access the command-line interface in Config mode and
issue the following command.
ap wired-port-profile <profile>
aaa-profile <profile>
authentication-timeout <seconds>
enet-link-profile <profile>
rap-backup
shutdown
wired-ap-profile <profile>
To associate an existing Ethernet Port/Wired AP Port profile to a specific interface on an AP or group of APs,
access the command-line interface in Config mode and issue the following command.
ap-group <group>
Table 66 Ethernet Interface Port/ Wired AP Port Configuration Parameters
Parameter Description
Shut Down Disable the wired AP port.
Remote AP Backup Select the Remote AP Backup checkbox to use the wired port on a Remote AP for local
connectivity and troubleshooting when the AP cannot reach the controller. If the AP is
not connected to the controller, no firewall policies will be applied when this option is
enabled. (The AAA profile will only be applied when the AP is connected to controller).
Time to wait for authentication to
succeed
Authentication timeout value, in seconds, for devices connecting the AP’s wired port.
The supported range is 1-65535 seconds, and the default value is 20 seconds.