Motorola AP-51 Series Product Reference Manual page 208

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Once the settings within the Radio Configuration screen are applied (for an initial
deployment), the current number of base bridges visible to the radio displays within the
Visible
within the
values update in real-time.
6. Click the
Connection links. For a detailed overview on mesh networking and how to configure the
radio for mesh networking support, see
7. If using a dual-radio model access point, refer to the
define whether one of the radio's beacons on an existing WLAN or if a client bridge radio
uses an uplink connection. The Mesh Timeout value is not available on a single-radio access
point, since the radio would have to stop beaconing and go into scan mode to determine if
a base bridge uplink is lost. The following drop-down menu options are available:
Disabled
Uplink Detect
Enabled
NOTE The Mesh Time Out variable overrides the Ethernet Port Time Out (EPTO)
field, and the number of base bridges currently connected to the radio displays
BBs Connected field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, these
Advanced button to define a prioritized list of access points to define Mesh
When disabled, both radios are up at boot time and beaconing. If
one radio (radio 1) does not have a mesh connection, the other
radio (radio 2) is not affected. Radio 2 continues to beacon and
associate MUs, but MU's can only communicate amongst
themselves using the access point. Disabled is the default value.
When Uplink Detect is selected, the access point only boots up the
radio configured as a client bridge. The access point boots up the
second radio as soon as the first mesh connection is established.
However, if the client bridge radio loses its uplink connection, the
second radio shuts down immediately. Uplink detect is the
recommended setting within a multi-hop mesh network.
If the mesh connection is down on one radio (radio 1), the other
radio (radio 2) is brought down and stops beaconing after the
timeout period (45 - 65535 seconds). This allows the client bridge
(radio 1) to roam without dropping the MU's associated to radio 2.
The disadvantage is that radio 2 may beacon for the timeout period
and have to drop associated MU's because radio 1 could not
establish its uplink. The default timeout period is 45 seconds.
setting on the LAN page when the access point is in bridge mode. As long
as the mesh is down, the access point acts in accordance to the Mesh
Time Out setting regardless of the state of the Ethernet. However, if the
Ethernet goes down and the mesh link is still up, the EPTO takes effect.
Configuring Mesh Networking Support on page
Mesh Timeout
BBs
9-6.
drop-down menu to