Cabletron Systems RoamAbout Access Point Manual page 21

Point-to-Multipoint
You can connect wired LANs in different buildings using the LAN-to-LAN Multipoint
feature. At least one of the Access Points is configured as a Multipoint Access Point, called
the Central Access Point. The Central Access Point can communicate directly with up to
six Access Points. The six Access Points are configured as Endpoints, which can only
communicate directly to the Central Access Point.
NOTE
Configuration Examples
Figure 1-3 shows an example of a Multipoint configuration. You can have any of the
following configurations:
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One Central Access Point with up to six Endpoint Access Points. The Endpoint Access
Points can only communicate with the Central Access Point and not directly with each
other. Therefore, the Central Access Point should be connected to the main wired LAN
with the Wireless Relay setting disabled.
If you enable the Wireless Relay Setting, each of the Endpoint Access Points in this
configuration can communicate with each other through the Central Access Point.
The Wireless Relay Setting must be enabled to allow the Endpoint Access
Points in the configuration to communicate with each other through the
Central Access Point.
LAN-to-LAN Configuration
Wireless Network Configurations 1-9