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Configuring Radio Settings
Chapter 7
Configuring Protected Ports
To prevent communication between client devices associated to different access
points on your wireless LAN, you must set up protected ports on the switch
where the wireless access points are connected.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to define a port on your
switch as a protected port:
1. Enter global configuration mode.
configure terminal
2. Enter interface configuration mode, and enter the type and number of the
switchport interface to configure, such as
gigabitethernet0/1
.
interface interface-id
3. Configure the interface to be a protected port.
switchport protected
4. Return to privileged EXEC mode.
end
5. Verify your entries.
show interfaces interface-id switchport
6. (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
copy running-config startup-config
To disable protected port, use the
no switchport protected
interface
configuration command.
For detailed information on protected ports and port blocking, see Configuring
Port-Based Traffic Control chapter in th
Configuring the Beacon
Period and the DTIM
The beacon period is the amount of time between access point beacons in
Kilomicroseconds. One Kμsec equals 1,024 microseconds. The Data Beacon
Rate, always a multiple of the beacon period, determines how often the beacon
contains a delivery traffic indication message (DTIM). The DTIM tells power-
save client devices that a packet is waiting for them.
For example, if the beacon period is set at 100, its default setting, and the data
beacon rate is set at 2, its default setting, then the wireless access point sends a
beacon containing a DTIM every 200 Kμsecs. One Kμsec equals 1,024
microseconds.