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7.

Use the

Primary WLAN

drop-down menu to select a WLAN from those WLANs sharing the

same BSSID. The selected WLAN is the primary WLAN for the specified BSSID.

8.

Click

Apply

to save any changes to the Radio Settings and Advanced Settings screens.

Navigating away from the screen without clicking Apply results in changes to the screens
being lost.

9.

Click

Undo Changes

(if necessary) to undo any changes made to the screen and its sub-

screens. Undo Changes reverts the settings to the last saved configuration.

10. Click

Logout

to securely exit the AP-5131 Symbol Access Point applet. A prompt displays

confirming the logout before the applet is closed.

5.3.3 Configuring Bandwidth Management Settings

The AP-5131 can be configured to grant individual WLAN’s network bandwidth priority levels. Use the

Bandwidth Management

screen to control the network bandwidth allotted to WLANs. Symbol

recommends defining a weighed scheme as needed when WLAN traffic supporting a specific
network segment becomes critical.

1.

Select

Network Configuration

->

Wireless

->

Bandwidth Management

from the

AP-5131 menu tree.

BSSID

Assign a BSSID value of 1 through 4 to a WLAN in order to map the
WLAN to a specific BSSID.

BC/MC Cipher

A read only field displaying the downgraded BC/MC (Broadcast/
Multicast) cipher for a WLAN based on the BSSID and VLAN ID to
which it has been mapped.

Status

Displays the following color coded status:

Red - Error (Invalid Configuration)
Yellow - Warning (Broadcast Downgrade)
Green - Good (Configuration is OK)

Message

Displays the verbal status of the WLAN and BSSID assignments. If
the Status column displays green, the Message will typically be

Configuration is OK

. If yellow, a description of invalid

configuration displays.

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