Cisco Catalyst Access Point Port Security – Will a Wi-Fi Access Point Affect Maximum Addresses Configured via Port-Security?

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I want to configure port-security on a c2960 cisco switch to allow maximum of 10 MAC addresses per port. However two of the switch ports will be connected to a Wi-Fi access point for wireless users. If more than 9 clients connect to the WiFi access point will a security violation occur?

Best Answer

That depends on how the access point is configured. If it's configured as a router you'll only see one address of the access point itself, but if it's configured as a bridge between the wireless and the wired network, you'll see a MAC address for every connected client.

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