Cabletron Systems RoamAbout Access Point Manual page 81

10. Click the Advanced button in the Wireless Parameters window.
11. For the Central Access Point, perform the following:
a) Set Bridge Mode to LAN-to-LAN Multipoint. The Multipoint Activation Key
dialog box opens. This option is only available on Access Point 2000 with V6.0
or later firmware. You must enter a valid activation key to enable Multipoint
bridge mode.
b) In the Wireless Parameters dialog box, click the Multipoint Properties button.
c) Enter the wireless MAC addresses of up to six Access Points in the fields
provided. Any unused fields must be null (contain no characters).
d) Enable or disable Wireless Relay. If enabled, the Endpoint Access Points can
only communicate with each other through the Central Access Point. If disabled,
each of the Endpoint Access Points in the configuration can only communicate
with the Central Access Point and its wired LAN, and not with each other.
If an Access Point in the Point-to-Multipoint configuration is connected to a
wired port, you must disconnect the wired port to manage it. Otherwise that
NOTE
Access Point can only be used as a relay and cannot be managed.
12. For the other Access Points, set Bridge Mode to LAN-to-LAN Endpoint. In the
Wireless Parameters dialog box, enter the wireless MAC address of the Central Access
Point. This configures the Access Point to only communicate with the Central Access
Point.
13. The default transmit rate setting works well in most environments. To modify this
setting, see the "Configuring the Transmit Rate" section on page 5-23.
14. The default RTS Threshold setting works well in most environments. To modify this
setting, see the "Configuring the RTS/CTS Protocol" section on page 5-24.
15. To use data encryption, use the procedure in the "Setting Encryption" section on page
5-27.
16. To implement your changes, select Reset from the main window, then select Reset
with Current Settings. Allow approximately one minute for the Access Point to reset
and complete its self-test.
17. Repeat this procedure at the other Access Points.
Configuring the Access Point for Point-to-Multipoint
Configuring the Wireless Network 5-15