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Step 1: Configure SmartPath AP-1
1. Using the connection settings described in the first example, log in to SmartPath AP-1.
2. Configure SmartPath AP-1 as a member of "cluster1" and set the security protocol suite.
cluster cluster1
You create a cluster, which is a set of SmartPath APs that collectively distribute data and coordinate activities among
themselves, such as client association data for fast roaming, route data for making optimal data-path forwarding
decisions, and policy enforcement for QoS and security.
cluster cluster1 password s1r70ckH07m3s
You define the password that cluster members use to derive the preshared key for securing backhaul communications
with each other. The password must be the same on all cluster members.
interface mgt0 cluster cluster1
By setting "cluster1" on the mgt0 interface, you join SmartPath AP-1 to the cluster.
save config
3. Before closing the console session, check the radio channel that SmartPath AP-1 uses on its backhaul interface, which by
default is wifi1:
show interface
State=Operational state; Chan=Channel;
Radio=Radio profile; U=up; D=down;
Name
-------
Mgt0
Eth0
Wifi0
Wifi0.1
Wifi1
Wifi1.1
SmartPath AP-1 is set to use wireless interface wifi1 and its subinterface wifi1.1 for backhaul communications.
Write down the radio channel for future reference (in this example, it is 149). When configuring SmartPath AP-2 and -3, make
sure that they also use this channel for backhaul communications.
exit
MAC addr Mode
-------------- --------
0019:7700:0020 -
0019:7700:0020 backhaul
0019:7700:0024 access
0019:7700:0024 access
0019:7700:0028 backhaul
0019:7700:0028 backhaul
The wifi1 interface and the wifi1.1 subinterface are in backhaul mode and
are using channel 149. Both wifi1 and wifi1.1 use the default radio profile
radio_na0. (Depending on the SmartPath AP model, the default profile
might be radio_a0.) This is a profile for radio2, which operates in the 5
GHz frequency range as specified in the IEEE 802.11a and n standards.
Figure 11-4. Show interface.
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State Chan VLAN Radio
----- ---- ---- --------
U - 1 -
U - 1 -
U 11 - radio_ng0
U 11 - radio_ng0
U 149 - radio_na0
U 149 1 radio_na0
Hive SSID
Cluster
----- --------
cluster1
cluster1 -
cluster1
cluster1 -
- -
cluster1 employee
cluster1
- -
cluster1
cluster1 -
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