Managing Root Service - Samsung WEC8500 Operation Manual

5.1.4

Managing Root Service

To provide a wireless LAN service where cable installation is difficult, a W-EP AP can be
configured as a repeater mode to relay wireless LAN traffics. To configure this kind of
network, the Repeater AP and Root AP are required. The Repeater AP is working as a
wireless terminal and the Root AP connects a Repeater AP to a wireless terminal for
connection to the APC.
The root AP must be enabled with the repeater service to allow repeater AP connections.
Because Root AP has specific Repeater WLAN automatically, an AP which belongs to AP
Group that have 16 WLAN can not be changed to Root AP mode.
Configuration using CLI
1) Go to configure  apc configuration mode of CLI.
WEC8500# configure terminal
WEC8500/configure# apc
WEC8500/configure/apc#
2) Enable or disable the repeater service. The repeater service must be enabled for the
repeater AP to connect to the root AP.
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repeater-service: Enabled
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no repeater-service: Disabled
3) Use the 'show wlan detail repeater' command to check the root WLAN settings.
WEC8500/configure/apc# show wlan detail repeater
[Changing to Root AP]
The procedure of changing a W-EP AP to a Root AP is as follows:
1) Go to the configure mode of the CLI.
WEC8500# configure terminal
2) Check the registered AP list.
WEC8500/configure# show ap summary
3) Go to AP configuration mode to change to a Root AP.
WEC8500/configure# ap ap_1
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