Configuring Ethernet Vlan Tagging - Cisco Mesh Access Points Deployment Manual

Cisco mesh access points, design and deployment guide, release 7.3

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Connecting the Cisco 1500 Series Mesh Access Points to the Network

The following message appears;

Warning! Changing backhaul slot will bring down the mesh for renegotiation!!!

After backhaul is changed, 5 GHz client access channels need to be changed manually

Are you sure you want to continue? (y/N)

Press y.

When you change the 5-GHz backhaul to local client access, the 5-GHz client access frequencies on all the APs

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are the same, because the backhaul frequency is ported on these 5-GHz radios for client access. You need to

configure these channels for a better frequency planning.

Step 2

To change the backhaul from 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz, enter the following command:

(Cisco Controller) >

The following message appears:

Warning! Changing backhaul slot will bring down the mesh for renegotiation!!!

Are you sure you want to continue? (y/N)

Press y.

Note

You cannot configure the 2.4-GHz backhaul using the controller GUI, but you can configure the 2.4-GHz

backhaul using the CLI.

Step 3

To verify the current backhaul in use, enter the following command:

(Cisco Controller) >

For a 5-GHz backhaul, dynamic frequency selection (DFS) occurs only on 5 GHz and not on 2.4 GHz. The

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mechanism, which differs for RAP and MAP, is called a coordinated change mechanism. When 5 GHz is

converted to client access from the backhaul or 2.4 GHz is being used as backhaul, DFS works similar to how

it works for a local mode AP. DFS is detected on a 5-GHz client access, and the request is sent to the controller

for a new channel. Mesh adjacency is not affected for the 2.4-GHz backhaul.

Universal client access is available on the 2.4-GHz

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backhaul.