Setting Up the Data Ports

A new controller is shipped from the factory with all its data ports set up. Support of management traffic is disabled on all data ports. By default, data interface states are enabled. A disabled interface does not allow data to flow (receive/transmit).

Physical ports are represented by the L2 (Ethernet) Ports. The L2 port can be accessed from L2 Ports tabs under ExtremeWireless Controller Configuration. The L2 Ports cannot be removed from the system but their operational status can be changed. Refer to Viewing and Changing the L2 Ports Information.

Link Aggregation ports are represented by the L2 (peer-to-peer) LAG (Link Aggregation Group) Ports. The L2 port and Topology information can be accessed from L2 Ports and Topology tabs under ExtremeWireless Controller Configuration. The LAG L2 Ports cannot be removed from the system but their operational status can be changed. Refer to Viewing and Changing the L2 Ports Information.

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You can redefine a data port to function as a Third-Party AP Port. Refer to Viewing and Changing the Physical Topologies for more information.