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5. Select OK to save the changes to the AP’s mesh configuration, or select Cancel to revert to the
previously saved configuration.
4.7.2 Viewing AP Statistics
Refer to the Statistics tab for information and high-level performance data for individual radios.
Performance information can be reviewed for either a 30 second or one hour interval. Use the Details button
to display additional information for an individual radio.
To view Radio Statistics:
1. Select Network > Access Port Radios from the main menu tree.
2. Click the Statistics tab.
Mesh Network
Name
If the Client Bridge checkbox has been selected, enter a Mesh Network Name to
define the WLAN (ESS) the client bridge uses to establish a wireless link.
Motorola recommends creating (and naming) a WLAN specifically for mesh
networking support to differentiate the Mesh supported WLAN from non-Mesh
supported WLANs.
Mesh Time Out Define whether one of the radio’s beacons uses an uplink connection. The Mesh
Timeout value is not available on a single-radio AP, 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:
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 - The AP only boots up the radio configured as a client bridge. The
AP 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. 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.