Configuring The Access Point Radio For Mesh Support - Extreme Networks Altitude 4700 Series Product Reference Manual

NOTE
The Kerberos User Name and Kerberos Password fields can be ignored, as Kerberos is not supported
as a viable authentication scheme within a mesh network.
9 Select the Disallow MU to MU Communication checkbox to restrict MUs from interacting with each
other both within this WLAN, as well as other WLANs.
Selecting this option could be a good idea, if restricting device "chatter" improves mesh network
performance. If base bridges and client bridges are added at any given time to extent the coverage
are of a mesh network, the data going back and forth amongst just those radios could be
compromised by network interference. Adding mesh device traffic could jeopardize network
throughput. If however, MU to MU communication is central to the organization (for example,
scanners sharing data entry information) then this checkbox should remain unselected.
10 Select the Use Secure Beacon checkbox to not transmit the ESSID amongst the Access Points and
devices within the mesh network. If a hacker tries to find an ESSID via an MU, the Access Point's
ESSID does not display since the ESSID is not in the beacon. Extreme Networks recommends
keeping the option enabled to reduce the likelihood of hacking into the WLAN.
11 Select the Accept Broadcast ESSID checkbox to associate an MU that has a blank ESSID (regardless of
which ESSID the Access Point is currently using). Traffic within a mesh network probably consists of
known devices, so you may want to leave the checkbox unselected and configure each MU with an
ESSID. The default is selected. However, for WLANs used within a mesh network, Extreme
Networks recommends unselecting this option as it would prevent the AP from answering to blank
ESSID probes from other mobile units.
12 If there are certain requirements for the types of data proliferating the mesh network, select an
existing policy or configure a new QoS policy best suiting the requirements of the mesh network. To
define a new QoS policy, select the Create button to the right of the Quality Of Service Policy drop-
down menu.
For detailed information on configuring a QoS policy, see
(QoS) Policy" on page
13 Click Apply to save the changes made to the mesh network configured WLAN.
An Access Point radio is now ready to be configured for use with this newly created mesh WLAN.

Configuring the Access Point Radio for Mesh Support

An Access Point radio intended for use within a mesh network requires configuration attributes unique
from a radio intended for non-mesh support.This section describes how to configure an Access Point
radio for mesh network support.
To configure the Access Point radio for mesh networking support:
NOTE
The dual-radio model Access Point affords users better optimization of the mesh network feature by
allowing the Access Point to transmit to other Access Points (in base or client bridge mode) using one independent
radio and transmit with its associated devices using the second independent radio.
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