Specifications

LAN-to-LAN Configuration

1-10 Wireless Network Configurations

Figure 1-3: Point-to-Multipoint Configuration

• Two or more Central Access Points in the same Point-to-Multipoint configuration. In

this configuration, up to six Access Points are configured to communicate with the

same Central Access Point. You can configure one or more of those six Access Points

as a Central Access Point to communicate with up to five additional Access Points.

This configuration requires Wireless Relay to be enabled.

In Figure 1-4, Building A is the Central Access Point for Buildings A1 through A5 and

Building B. However, Building B is also the Central Access Point for Buildings A and

Building B1 through B5. You could expand this one further by making Building B3 a

Central Access Point for five other buildings, although adding additional hops may

decreases network performance.

To avoid bridging problems, do not configure an Access Point as an Endpoint for more

than one Central Access Point. In Figure 1-4, you would not configure Building B1 as

an Endpoint to communicate directly to Building A.

Figure 1-5 provides examples of configurations that cause network loops.

Omni-Directional

Antenna

Multipoint Mode (Central AP)

Endpoint Mode