Best Practices For A Mixed Network - Meru Networks AP1000 Installation Manuals

Best Practices for a Mixed Network

Best Practices for a Mixed Network
Read this section if you have both AP1000e and AP300 active simultaneously on the same network. The
following best practices should be followed to get optimal performance from such a mixed network.
Care must be taken when deploying different AP types in the same physical area.
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If AP1000e and AP300 have overlapping coverage, you have two options: deploy them on separate
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channels or make sure the ESS profiles on both AP types are unique. The chart below shows two ESS
scenarios, one supported, one not supported.
Supported ESS Scenario
Two Unique ESS profiles
AP1000e and AP320i SSID
string over the air
Unsupported ESS Scenario
Same ESS profiles
AP1000e and AP320i SSID
string over the air
Assumptions for the above best practices include:
AP1000 models have Virtual Port disabled (recommended).
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AP300 models have Virtual Port enabled (recommended).
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AP1000es and AP300s are on the same channel. (AP1000e and AP320i could also be on different
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channels.)
AP1000es and AP320i are on the same controller. (AP1000e and AP320i could also be on different
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controllers as long as each controller has a unique controller index.)
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AP1000e Configuration
ESS Profile name in
controller is UniqueName1
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AP1000e Configuration
ESS Profile name in
controller is same name
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AP300 Configuration
ESS Profile name in
controller is UniqueName2
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AP300 Configuration
ESS Profile name in
controller is same name
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