Rockwell Automation 1783-WAPxxx Stratix 5100 Wireless Access Point User Manual - Manual (Page 280)

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Chapter 8 Configuring Multiple SSIDs
For information on how to configure guest mode SSID and disable Guest mode
SSID, see
Creating an SSID Globally on page 281 .
If your access point is a repeater or is root access point that acts as a parent for a
repeater, you can set up an SSID for use in repeater mode. You can assign an
authentication username and password to the repeater-mode SSID to let the
repeater authenticate your network like a client device.
If your network uses VLANs, you can assign one SSID to a VLAN, and client
devices by using the SSID are grouped in that VLAN.
Effect of Software Versions
on SSIDs Cisco introduced global-mode SSID configuration in Cisco IOS Release
12.3(2)JA to simplify configuration of SSID parameters under multiple
interfaces. Configuration of SSID parameters at the interface level was supported
in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)JA release for backward compatibility, but
configuration of SSID parameters at the interface level disabled in releases after
Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA.
This table lists the SSID configuration methods supported in Cisco IOS
Releases.
Cisco IOS Release 12.3(10b)JA supports configuration of SSID parameters at
the interface level on CLI, but the SSIDs are stored in global mode. Storing all
SSIDs in global mode makes sure that the SSID configuration remains correct
when you upgrade to release later than Cisco IOS Release 12.4(21a)JA1.
If you need to upgrade from Cisco IOS Release 12.3(2)JA or earlier to a release
later than 12.3(4)JA, you must first upgrade to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(4)JA,
save the configuration file, upgrade to the target release, and load the saved
configuration file. This process makes sure your interface-level SSID
configuration correctly translates to global mode. If you upgrade directly from a
pre-12.3(4)JA release to a post-12.3(4)JA release, your interface-level SSID
configuration is deleted.
If you downgrade the software version from Cisco IOS Release 12.4(21a)JA1,
any SSIDs that you created become invalid. To avoid reconfiguring the SSIDs
after a downgrade, save a copy of a configuration file in an earlier software version
before you upgrade to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA; if you downgrade software
versions from Cisco IOS Release 12.3(7)JA, load the saved configuration file
after the downgrade.
Table 86 - SSID Configuration Methods Supported in Cisco IOS Releases
Cisco IOS Release Supported SSID Configuration Method
12.2(15)JA Interface-level only
12.3(2)JA Both interface-level and global
12.3(4)JA and 12.3(7)JA Both interface-level and global; all SSIDs saved in global mode
post-12.3(4)JA Global only