B. THE AP CONNECTS TO A LAN SWITCH USING A STRAIGHT-THROUGH CABLE,...

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B. The AP connects to a LAN switch using a straight-through cable, just like an

end-user device. All APs in the same ESS should connect to the same VLAN, because

all clients connected to the same WLAN should be in the same subnet. Like LAN

switches, APs do not need IP configuration to forward traffic, although it is useful for

managing and accessing the AP. The standard or speed used on the WLAN does not

require any particular Ethernet speed on the wired side of the AP, although overall

performance is better when using faster WLAN speeds by using at least 100-Mbps

Ethernet.

584 Appendix A: Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes