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11. The Trion IT team assigns the WLAN a unique ESSID (103) used by each new base bridge,
client bridge and repeater joining the mesh network.
12. The team assigns the name of
other WLANs used in other areas of the Trion facility. This name also serves to associate the
name of the WLAN with its intended mesh network utilization of data. entry within the
shipping yard
13. For AP1 the team selects the 802.11a checkbox. Enabling the 802.11a radio for the mesh
WLAN and configuring a separate WLAN for MU traffic (using the 802.11b/g radio), allows
the team the best channel utilization and throughput available since the 802.11a radio can
be dedicated strictly to communications within the mesh network and the 802.11b/g radio
can be dedicated to servicing the 802.11b/g MUs supporting the shipping and receiving
yard.
For AP2, neither the 802.11a or 802.11b/g checkboxes are selected. Only the
Bridge Backhaul
bridge).
14. The team wants to limit the number of MUs connecting to the mesh WLAN. Therefore, the
team sets the
Maximum MUs
control the number of client bridge connections.
15. The team verifies the
ensure the WLAN is available in the
Unlike the user-based Kerberos authentication scheme used within the Trion Administrative
office and the 802.1x EAP scheme used in the Finance department, the IT Team wants to
configure a security scheme for the WLAN that emphasizes security for the data
proliferating the shipping yard, not its user base, as users may come and go whereas the
data traffic within the shipping yard remains continuous.
16. The IT Team selects the
The New Security Policy screen displays with no authentication or encryption options
selected.
17. The IT Team selects the
The
WPA2/CCMP Settings
18. The IT Team assigns a name of
scheme used, but associate this policy with its intended use for the shipping and receiving
mesh network.
"trion
mesh" to the WLAN so it will not be confused with
checkbox needs to be selected for AP2 (as AP2 will be used as a client
field to 10, and will use the Radio Configuration page to
Enable Client Bridge Backhaul
Mesh Network Name
Create
button to the right of the
WPA2/CCMP
radio button.
field displays within the New Security Policy screen.
"WPA2 mesh
Configuring Mesh Networking
checkbox is selected for AP2 to
drop-down menu.
Security Policy
network" to not only define the security
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Enable Client
drop-down menu.
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