Cisco 2100 Series Configuration Manual page 478

Adding Mesh Access Points to the Mesh Network
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Figure 8-14
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Ethernet VLAN Tagging Guidelines
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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
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Ethernet VLAN tagging allows specific application traffic to be segmented within a wireless mesh
network and then forwarded (bridged) to a wired LAN (access mode) or bridged to another wireless
mesh network (trunk mode).
A typical public safety access application using Ethernet VLAN tagging is placement of video
surveillance cameras at various outdoor locations within a city. Each of these video cameras has a
wired connection to a MAP. The video of all these cameras is then streamed across the wireless
backhaul to a central command station on a wired network (see
Ethernet VLAN Tagging
Root AP
Mesh AP
Ethernet
client
VLAN R
VLAN G
Wired trunk links
11a bridge trunk links
Ethernet
For security reasons the Ethernet port on a mesh access point (RAP and MAP) is disabled by default.
It is enabled by configuring Ethernet Bridging on the mesh access point port.
Ethernet bridging must be enabled on all the access points in the mesh network to allow Ethernet
VLAN tagging to operate.
Controller
Root AP
Mesh AP
Mesh AP
Mesh AP
Camera
client
Chapter 8 Controlling Mesh Access Points
Figure 8-14).
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Mesh AP
Mesh AP
Ethernet
client
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