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Treating Workgroup Bridges as Infrastructure Devices or as Client Devices
The access point to which a workgroup bridge associates can treat the workgroup bridge as an 
infrastructure device or as a simple client device. By default, access points and bridges treat workgroup 
bridges as client devices.
For increased reliability, you can configure...

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Configuring a Workgroup Bridge for Limited Channel Scanning
In mobile environments such as railroads, a workgroup bridge, instead of scanning all the channels, will 
be restricted to scan only a set of limited channels in order to reduce the handoff delay when the 
workgroup bridge roams from one access point to another. By limiting the number of...

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Configuring a Client VLAN
If the devices connected to the workgroup bridge’s Ethernet port should all be assigned to a particular 
VLAN, you can configure a VLAN for the connected devices. Enter this command on the workgroup 
bridge:
ap(config)# workgroup-bridge client-vlan vlan-id
All the devices connected to the workgroup bridge’s Ethernet port...

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This example shows how to configure an access point as a workgroup bridge. In this example, the 
workgroup bridge uses the configured username and password to perform LEAP authentication, and the 
devices attached to its Ethernet port are assigned to VLAN 22:
AP# configure terminal
AP(config)# interface dot11radio 0
AP(config-if)# station-role...

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The Workgroup Bridge in a Lightweight Environment
You can configure an access point to operate as a workgroup bridge so that it can provide wireless 
connectivity to a lightweight access point on behalf of clients that are connected by Ethernet to the 
workgroup bridge access point. A workgroup bridge connects to a wired network...

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Guidelines for Using Workgroup Bridges in a Lightweight Environment
Follow these guidelines for using workgroup bridges on your lightweight network.
NoteIf your access point has two radios, you can configure only one for workgroup bridge mode. This radio 
is used to connect to the lightweight access point. Cisco recommends that you...

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 –MAC filtering
 –Link tests
 –Idle timeout
 You do not need to configure anything on the controller to enable the workgroup bridge to 
communicate with the lightweight access point. However, to ensure proper communication, you 
should create a WLAN on the controller that matches the SSID and security method that are 
configured on...

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Administering the Wireless Device
This chapter describes the following administration tasks.
Controlling and Securing Access to the Wireless Device
 Disabling the Mode Button Function, page 17-2
 Preventing Unauthorized Access to Your Access Point, page 17-3
 Protecting Access to Privileged EXEC Commands, page 17-3
 Controlling Access Point Access with RADIUS, page 17-9
 Controlling Access Point Access with TACACS+, page 17-14
Administering the Hardware and...

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Chapter 17      Administering the Wireless Device
  Disabling the Mode Button Function
Disabling the Mode Button Function
You can disable the mode button on the wireless device by using the [no] boot mode-button command.
CautionThis command disables password recovery. If you lose the privileged EXEC mode password for the 
access point after entering this command, you will need to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center 
(TAC) to regain access to the access point CLI....