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4. Use the
Available On
WLAN within the mesh network.
The Available On checkboxes are for making this WLAN available for base bridges or
repeaters to connect to. The Available On checkbox should only be selected for a mesh
WLAN if this target access point is to be configured as a base bridge or repeater on the
radio. If the WLAN is to be defined for client bridge support only, the Available On checkbox
should not be selected. Instead, it only needs to have the Enable Client Bridge Backhaul
option selected.
5. Use the
Maximum MUs
WLAN. This number should be defined based on the number of client bridge and repeaters
within this mesh network. This value can be increased as the mesh network grows and
devices are added.
Only advanced users should define the number of devices allowed to associate with the
WLAN, as setting the value too low could restrict devices from joining an expanding mesh
network, and setting it too high could prohibit other WLANs from granting access to the all
the devices needed.
6. Select the
Enable Client Bridge Backhaul
Mesh Network Name
WLANs defined for mesh networking support should have this checkbox selected, in order
to keep the list of WLANs available (within the Radio Configuration screen) restricted to just
WLANs configured specifically with mesh attributes.
7. Refer to the
Security Policy
WLAN and mesh network.
A security policy for a mesh network should be configured carefully since the data protection
requirements within a mesh network differ somewhat compared to a typical wireless LAN.
Motorola discourages user-based authentication schemes such as 802.1x EAP, as this
authentication scheme is not supported within a mesh network.
If none of the existing policies are suitable, select the
Security Policy
information on configuring a security using the authentication and encryption techniques
available to the access point, see
6-4.
8. ACL policies should be configured to allow or deny a range of MAC addresses from
interoperating with the WLAN used with the mesh network. ACLs should be defined based
checkboxes to specify the access point radio(s) used with the target
field to define the number of MUs allowed to associate with this
drop-down menu within the
drop-down menu to select the security policy used within this
drop-down menu and configure a policy suitable for the mesh network. For
Enabling Authentication and Encryption Schemes on page
Configuring Mesh Networking
checkbox to make this WLAN available in the
Radio Configuration
Create
button to the right of the
9-11
screen. Only
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