3com WXR100 3CRWXR10095A User Manual

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After the MAP is configured with the above information, the next time 
the MAP boots, the following takes place:

1 The MAP sends an ARP request for its own address, to ensure it is not in 

use elsewhere in the network.

2 The DNS server resolves the fully qualified domain name of the WX 

switch, wxr100.

3 The MAP sends a Find WX message to the WX switch WXR100.

4 The WX switch WXR100 responds to the Find WX message

5 The MAP sends a unicast message to the WX switch WXR100 and 

determines whether it should use a locally stored image or download it 
from the WX switch.

6 Once the operational image is loaded, WX switch WXR100 sends 

configuration information to the MAP.

A service profile controls advertisement and encryption for an SSID. You 
can specify the following:

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Whether SSIDs that use the service profile are beaconed

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Whether the SSIDs are encrypted or clear (unencrypted)

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For encrypted SSIDs, the encryption settings to use

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The fallthru authentication method for users that are not 
authenticated with 802.1X or MAC authentication

Table 10 lists the parameters controlled by a service profile and their 
default values.

Table 10   Defaults for Service Profile Parameters

No attributes 
configured

Does not assign the SSID’s 
authorization attribute values to SSID 
users, even if attributes are not 
otherwise assigned.

When the Wi-Fi Protected Access 
(WPA) information element (IE) is 
enabled, uses 802.1X to authenticate 
WPA clients.