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The role assignment for each AP is deﬁned in its unique conﬁguration Proﬁle. When using Bridged@AP

and Fabric Attach topologies, ensure that the Client Bridge role assignment is synchronized with the

infrastructure AP role assignment.

Note

For a Client Bridge path, policy enforcement for clients is handled at the Client Bridged AP,

including any adjustments to topology assignment (VLAN Tagging). The infrastructure AP

operates purely as a transparent bridge for the trac that is received from the Client Bridge

AP. The same applies to management network access. If the infrastructure is conﬁgured to

require management trac on a speciﬁc VLAN, and is tagged by the infrastructure AP, the

same conﬁguration needs to be applied to each Client Bridge AP, ensuring that the VLAN

tags match the infrastructure requirement. It behaves essentially as if the Client Bridge access

point was directly connected to the same infrastructure switch port as the infrastructure AP

that provides the path for wireless connectivity.

Related Topics

Conﬁgure Client Bridge on page 130

Understand Radio Mode on page 134

Device Groups on page 21

Add or Edit a Conﬁguration Proﬁle on page 122

Managing Client Bridge in Extreme Campus Controller

You can view data from a Client Bridge AP on both the Access Points List and on the Clients List. Both

lists are available from the Monitoring workbench on Extreme Campus Controller.

All columns on the list screens are not displayed by default. See Conﬁguring Column Display on page

29 to customize your column layout.

From the Access Points List, display the Radio Mode columns to indicate that an AP is conﬁgured as a

Client Bridge. The Radio Mode column value for a Client Bridge AP is bridge..

Note

A best practice is to indicate in the AP Name that the AP is a Client Bridge.

In the Clients List, use the Device Type column to indicate that this client is an AP Client Bridge.

Note

Client Bridge enables the access point to be used as a wireless service extender on one radio

band while the other band is in Client Bridge mode. This function is optional. However, if the

device is expected to be used in a roaming scenario throughout a facility, this operational

mode is not recommended. For use cases requiring mobility, the mobility of the access point

may cause undue interference to the infrastructure RF plan. That interference can manifest as

excessive co-channel interference or even ﬂuctuation in settings and stability of the RF

infrastructure settings when using Dynamic RF management methods.