Specifications

Configuring Mesh Networking
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11 Select the Accept Broadcast ESSID checkbox to associate an MU that has a blank ESSID (regardless of
which ESSID the access point is currently using). Traffic within a mesh network probably consists of
known devices, so you may want to leave the checkbox unselected and configure each MU with an
ESSID. The default is selected. However, for WLANs used within a mesh network, Extreme
Networks recommends unselecting this option as it would prevent the AP from answering to blank
ESSID probes from other mobile units.
12 If there are certain requirements for the types of data proliferating the mesh network, select an
existing policy or configure a new QoS policy best suiting the requirements of the mesh network. To
define a new QoS policy, select the Create button to the right of the Quality Of Service Policy drop-
down menu.
For detailed information on configuring a QoS policy, see “Setting the WLAN Quality of Service
(QoS) Policy” on page 142.
13 Click Apply to save the changes made to the mesh network configured WLAN.
An access point radio is now ready to be configured for use with this newly created mesh WLAN.
Configuring the Access Point Radio for Mesh Support
An access point radio intended for use within a mesh network requires configuration attributes unique
from a radio intended for non-mesh support.This section describes how to configure an access point
radio for mesh network support.
To configure the access point radio for mesh networking support:
NOTE
The dual-radio model access point affords users better optimization of the mesh network feature by
allowing the access point to transmit to other access points (in base or client bridge mode) using one independent
radio and transmit with its associated devices using the second independent radio. A single-radio access point has
its channel utilization and throughput degraded in a mesh network, as the AP’s single radio must process both
mesh network traffic with other access points and MU traffic with its associated devices.