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