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Perform these steps to configure a Wired profile.
1. Select Profiles > AP > Wired in the navigation pane. This page summarizes the current profiles of this type.
2. Select the Add button to create a new Wired profile, or click the pencil icon next to an existing profile to edit.
Complete the settings as described in Table 31:
3. Select Add or Save. The added or edited Wired profile appears on the Profiles page, and on the Wired details
page.
Table 31 Profiles > AP > Wired Profile Settings
Field Default Description
General Settings
Folder Top Set the folder with which the profile is associated. The drop-down menu displays all
folders available for association with the profile.
Name Blank Enter the name of the profile.
Other Settings
Wired AP Enable No Designate whether Wired APs are to be enabled or disabled.
Forward Mode tunnel If Wired AP is enabled, designate whether forwarding is to be bridge-based or tunnel-
based (or split-tunnel).
Switchport Mode Access Select access or trunk. These options only apply to bridge mode configurations.
 Access mode forwards untagged packets received on the port to the controller and
they appear on the configured access mode VLAN. Tagged packets are dropped.
All packets received from the controller and sent via this port are untagged. Define
the access mode VLAN in the Access mode VLAN field.
 Trunk mode contains a list of allowed VLANs. Any packet received on the port that
is tagged with an allowed VLAN is forwarded to the controller. Untagged packets
are forwarded to the controller on the configured Native VLAN. Packets received
from the controller and sent out the port remain tagged unless the tag value in the
packet is the Native VLAN, in which case the tag is removed. Define the Native
VLAN in the Trunk mode native VLAN field and the other allowed VLANs in the
Trunk mode allowed VLANs field.
Access Mode VLAN (1-
4096)
1 Access mode forwards untagged packets received on the port to the controller and
they appear on the configured access mode VLAN. Tagged packets are dropped. All
packets received from the controller and sent via this port are untagged. Define the
access mode VLAN in the Access mode VLAN field. The VLAN range is from 1 to 4096.
Trunk Mode Native
VLAN (1-4096)
1 Trunk mode contains a list of allowed VLANs. Any packet received on the port that is
tagged with an allowed VLAN is forwarded to the controller. Untagged packets are
forwarded to the controller on the configured Native VLAN. Packets received from the
controller and sent out the port remain tagged unless the tag value in the packet is the
Native VLAN, in which case the tag is removed. Define the Native VLAN in the Trunk
mode native VLAN field and the other allowed VLANs in the Trunk mode allowed VLANs
field.
Trunk Mode Allowed
VLANs
Define whether the trunk mode settings defined in additional fields of this profile are to
allow VLANs. The VLAN range is from 1 to 4094.
Enter a list or a range of numbers. The VLAN range is from 1 to 4096. You can enter a
range of numbers, specific numbers or a combination of range and specific VLAN
numbers, as desired.
Trusted No Use this option if the wired port is a trusted port.
Broadcast Yes Use this option if the wired port is a broadcast port.