Specifications

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number of base bridges currently connected to the radio displays within the BBs Connected field. If
this is an existing radio within a mesh network, these values update in real-time.
6 Click the Advanced button to define a prioritized list of access points to define Mesh Connection
links. For a detailed overview on mesh networking and how to configure the radio for mesh
networking support, see “Configuring Mesh Networking Support” on page 519.
7 If using a dual-radio model access point, refer to the Mesh Timeout drop-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 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:
NOTE
The Mesh Time Out variable overrides the Ethernet Port Time Out (EPTO) setting on the LAN page
when the access point is in bridge mode. As long as the mesh is down, the access point acts in accordance to
the Mesh Time Out setting regardless of the state of the Ethernet. However, if the Ethernet goes down and the
mesh link is still up, the EPTO takes effect.
For a detailed overview on mesh networking and how to configure the radio for mesh networking
support, see “Configuring Mesh Networking Support” on page 519.
8 Click Apply to save any changes to the Radio Configuration screen. Navigating away from the screen
without clicking Apply results in all changes to the screens being lost.
CAUTION
When defining a Mesh configuration and changes are saved, the mesh network temporarily goes down.
The Mesh network is unavailable because the access point radio is reconfigured when applying changes. This
can be problematic for users making changes within a deployed mesh network. If updating the mesh network
using a LAN connection, the access point applet loses connection and the connection must be re-instated. If
updating the mesh network using a WAN connection, the access point applet does not lose connection, but the
mesh network is unavailable until the changes have been applied.
Disabled 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.
Uplink Detect 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.
Enabled 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.