Access Connections 5.20 -- Can't Specify Preferred Access Points in Location Profile

Aside from the crappy new harder-to-read graphic display of the network neighborhood -- reminiscent of Microsoft changing things to make them "cuter" while often less functional...   I have a real problem.
I am running an 802.11g wireless home network which includes both a router and a repeater. This requires that both devices use the same SSID and encryption key. The only way to distinguish the devices is by their MAC ID.
I want to create two Location Profiles to facilitate connection to one or the other of these two devices -- e.g., MyRouter and MyRepeater. When setting up these two profiles, the one distringuishing feature would be that there is a different Preferred Access Point MAC Address set on the   Wireless Settings -- 5. Advanced Configuration Settings page. However, this function is not enabled -- I can't enter any data on that page; all I can do is change the Power Save Mode to one of the three defined options.
What is the matter here  -- how can I enter the data I want in each of these profiles.??
Also...., if I did get to enter the data, would it work properly.??
T410 2522-K4U QuadCore Intel i7 Processor 8GB RAM 320GB SATA HDD
64-bit Windows7 Pro, with Windows Virtual XP (as included under W7 license)
D-Link 655 Wireless Network WEP encryption MAC Filtering
-- Both 802.11b and g adapters on various network components

Hi,
in this case go to Global Settings and make sure, that the option "Allow wireless connection at Windows logon (requires system restart)" is selected. This will make sure, that there will be a connectino established while you start Windows.
And of course make sure, that you have the Location switching activated.
This should do the trick.
Let me know, if this will work for you.
Cheers

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Message Edited by zdt123 on 09-19-2008 11:28 AM
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Access Point - AIR-AP1231G-A-K9 - PCs can connect but Apple Macs Cannot ...

Hello,
This is a sort of follow up to a post I made a few days ago. I made changes to my access points and on Windows computers everything works but on Apple products (Macs, iPads, iPhones) the strangest things happen.
(1). About 90% of the time nothing works in that we get NO connection to the Access Point. In the client association logs we see the Mac Address show up but there is a 0.0.0 address where it seems like the device is trying to get an DHCP lease. After a while, the device gets the IPPA address of 169.X.X.X.
(2) After a extended period of time (an hour or more) the Apple device eventually gets an IP address from the network and then is able to successfully connect to the network. However, the connection is short lived and drops after about 30 minutes to an hour.
Is there a problem with the way Apple products encapsulates their network traffic versus Windows or other products?
Again, this not affect any Windows or Andriod based devices (laptops, phones, etc.) They can connect right away and never drop out.
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version 12.3
no service pad
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
hostname AP-5
enable {Authentication Information}
enable {Authentication Information}
username {Authentication Information}
username {Authentication Information}
ip subnet-zero
ip domain name {Domain here}
no aaa new-model
dot11 ssid (Secure) Staff/Faculty
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dot11 ssid Public
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bridge irb
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
ssid (Secure) Staff/Faculty
ssid Public
speed basic-1.0 2.0 5.5 6.0 9.0 11.0 12.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 48.0 54.0
station-role root
no cdp enable
interface Dot11Radio0.60
encapsulation dot1Q 60 native
no ip route-cache
no cdp enable
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 subscriber-loop-control
no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.70
encapsulation dot1Q 70
no ip route-cache
no cdp enable
bridge-group 70
bridge-group 70 subscriber-loop-control
no bridge-group 70 source-learning
bridge-group 70 spanning-disabled
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no ip address
no ip route-cache
duplex auto
speed auto
interface FastEthernet0.60
encapsulation dot1Q 60 native
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no ip route-cache
bridge-group 1
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.70
encapsulation dot1Q 70
ip address dhcp
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 70
no bridge-group 70 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 70 spanning-disabled
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logging snmp-trap alerts
logging snmp-trap critical
logging snmp-trap errors
logging snmp-trap warnings
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transport preferred all
transport output all
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login local
transport preferred all
transport input all
transport output all
line vty 5 15
login
transport preferred all
transport input all
transport output all
end

For initial configuration you can access AP from the Console port.
Following are the guides you need to look at for configuring you 1600 AP :
Cisco Aironet 1600/2600/3600 Series Access Point Deployment Guide
Getting Started Guide: Cisco Aironet 1600 Series Access Points
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I'm working from a boat in a harbor in which the ISP has deployed numerous access points around the periphery. All the access points share the same SSID and each is configured to use either channel 1, 6 or 11. From my location, there are over a dozen of these access points "visible" (based on the the output of WiFi Scanner) with a range of RSSI and S/N values that vary over time.
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Suppose that happens, and your Mac establishes a connection with a more distant access point having a weaker signal. Then, suppose a client drops off the network. Doesn't this mean your Mac will switch to the stronger access point? Not necessarily. The throughput delivered to and from your Mac would have to drop below a threshold specified in the AP for it to drop the client, leaving your Mac free to connect with another one. The reason for this is to prevent rapid switching from one AP to another in an area in which two signals are of approximately equal quality. If that were to occur the frequent and repetitive handshaking between the two devices would slow throughput to zero.
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