Motorola AP-51 Series Product Reference Manual page 213

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.
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 field, and the number of base bridges currently connected to the radio displays
within the BBs Connected
values update in real-time.
6. Click the Advanced
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
field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, these
button to define a prioritized list of access points to define Mesh
Configuring Mesh Networking Support on page
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.
Network Management
Mesh Timeout drop-down menu to
5-55
BBs
9-6.