Motorola AP-7131N-FGR Product Reference Manual page 205

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.
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. With dual-radio model AP-7131N-FGR access points, refer to the
down menu to define whether one of the radio's beacons on an existing WLAN or if a client
bridge radio uses an uplink connection. The following drop-down menu options are
available:
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 EAP 802.1x based security scheme, as these authentication types
secure user credentials not the mesh network itself.
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
Network Management
Mesh Network Name
Mesh Timeout
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drop-down
BBs
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