Motorola AP-51 Series Product Reference Manual page 207

4. If the Base Bridge checkbox has been selected, use the
to define the client bridge load on a particular base bridge.
The maximum number of client bridge connections per radio is 12, with 24 representing the
maximum for dual-radio models.
CAUTION An access point is Base Bridge mode logs out whenever a Client
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Once the settings within the Radio Configuration screen are applied (for an initial
deployment), the current number of client bridge connections for this specific radio displays
within the CBs Connected
value updates in real-time.
CAUTION A problem could arise if a Base Bridge's Indoor channel is not
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5. Select the Client Bridge
connections with other mesh network supported access point's using the same WLAN.
If the Client Bridge checkbox has been selected, use the
menu to select the WLAN (ESS) the client bridge uses to establish a wireless link. The
default setting, is (WLAN1). Motorola recommends creating (and naming) a WLAN
specifically for mesh networking support to differentiate the Mesh supported WLAN from
non-Mesh supported WLANs.
CAUTION An access point in client bridge mode cannot use a WLAN configured
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NOTE Ensure you have verified the radio configuration for both Radio 1 and
Radio 2 before saving the existing settings and exiting the Radio
Configuration screen.
Bridge associates to the Base Bridge over the LAN connection. This
problem is not experienced over the access point's WAN connection. If
this situation is experienced, log-in to the access point again.
field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, this
available on an Outdoor Client Bridge's list of available channels. As
long as an Outdoor Client Bridge has the Indoor Base Bridge channel
in its available list of channels, it can associate to the Base Bridge.
checkbox to enable the access point radio to initiate client bridge
with a Kerberos or EAP 802.1x based security scheme, as these
authentication types secure user credentials not the mesh network
itself.
Network Management
Max# Client Bridges
Mesh Network Name
5-53
parameter
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