User's Manual

6 Configuring a Wireless Backhaul
138 Installation and User Guide: Airgo Access Point
Non-Wired or “Pseudo-Wired” Backhaul Configurations
It is possible to configure a wireless backhaul to operate without a working connection to a wired
network. This approach may be useful in a warehouse or factory setting as a means of establishing
a wireless network disconnected from the corporate infrastructure. Clients can communicate with
each other across the wireless distribution system without the need for administrative controls to
restrict access to backend servers or the Internet.
You can configure non-wired backhaul in either of the following two ways:
Setting Up a Wireless Backhaul
Choose Wireless Backhaul from the Wireless menu to bring up the Wireless Backhaul
configuration panel. The panel contains the following tabs:
• Link Criteria — Configure criteria for backhaul trunk formation.
• Candidate APs — Identify APs to use for the uplink.
• Trunk Table — View the list of current backhaul trunks.
• Trunk Stats — View statistics for the backhaul trunks.
Link Criteria
Use the Link Criteria tab (Figure 100) to set up the network parameters for the wireless backhaul.
These parameters specify the rules that apply to the BP radios which form uplink backhaul trunks
by associating to normal (AP) radios. BP radios use the link criteria to determine the set of suitable
APs for the backhaul trunk.
Portal Method Stage the AP deployment as if it will be connected to your wired
infrastructure. Configure one of the APs as an NM Portal and enroll the
other APs. Then configure the NM Portal AP to be in “wired only” mode.
When you deploy the APs in the completely-wireless setting, they will
automatically form a wireless backhaul with the NM Portal AP as the
root, even though the NM Portal AP no longer has a wired connection.
Non-Portal Method Manually configure each AP as a normal AP, making sure to select a
global security mode that does not require use of a security portal (WPA-
PSK, WEP, or Open). Select one of the APs to be in “wired-only” mode.
When you deploy the APs, they will automatically form a wireless
backhaul with the “wired-only” AP as the root, even though the AP does
not have a wired connection.