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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter 19 Configuring Repeater and Standby Access Points
Configuring a Repeater Access Point
This example shows how to set up a repeater acess point with three potential parents:
AP# configure terminal
AP(config)# interface dot11radio 0
AP(config-if)# ssid chicago
AP(config-ssid)# infrastructure-ssid
AP(config-ssid)# exit
AP(config-if)# station-role repeater
AP(config-if)# dot11 extensions aironet
AP(config-if)# parent 1 0987.1234.h345 900
AP(config-if)# parent 2 7809.b123.c345 900
AP(config-if)# parent 3 6543.a456.7421 900
AP(config-if)# end
Verifying Repeater Operation
After you set up the repeater, check the LEDs on top of the repeater access point. If your repeater is
functioning correctly, the LEDs on the repeater and the root access point to which it is associated behave
like this:
• The status LED on the root access point is steady green, indicating that at least one client device is
associated with it (in this case, the repeater).
Step 3
ssid ssid-string Create the SSID that the repeater uses to associate to a root access
point; in the next step designate this SSID as an infrastructure
SSID. If you created an infrastructure SSID on the root access
point, create the same SSID on the repeater, also.
Step 4
infrastructure-ssid [optional] Designate the SSID as an infrastructure SSID. The repeater uses
this SSID to associate to the root access point. Infrastructure
devices must associate to the repeater access point using this
SSID unless you also enter the optional keyword.
Step 5
exit Exit SSID configuration mode and return to radio interface
configuration mode.
Step 6
station-role repeater Set the access point’s role in the wireless LAN to repeater.
Step 7
dot11 extensions aironet If Aironet extensions are disabled, enable Aironet extensions.
Step 8
parent {1-4} mac-address
[timeout]
(Optional) Enter the MAC address for the access point to which
the repeater should associate.
• You can enter MAC addresses for up to four parent access
points. The repeater attempts to associate to MAC address 1
first; if that access point does not respond, the repeater tries
the next access point in its parent list.
• (Optional) You can also enter a timeout value in seconds that
determines how long the repeater attempts to associate to a
parent access point before trying the next parent in the list.
Enter a timeout value from 0 to 65535 seconds.
Step 9
end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 10
copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command Purpose