User Manual Part 3
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- 1.1 New Features
- 1.2 Feature Overview
- 1.2.1 Single or Dual Mode Radio Options
- 1.2.2 Separate LAN and WAN Ports
- 1.2.3 Multiple Mounting Options
- 1.2.4 Antenna Support for 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz Radios
- 1.2.5 Sixteen Configurable WLANs
- 1.2.6 Support for 4 BSSIDs per Radio
- 1.2.7 Quality of Service (QoS) Support
- 1.2.8 Industry Leading Data Security
- 1.2.9 VLAN Support
- 1.2.10 Multiple Management Accessibility Options
- 1.2.11 Updatable Firmware
- 1.2.12 Programmable SNMP v1/v2/v3 Trap Support
- 1.2.13 Power-over-Ethernet Support
- 1.2.14 MU-MU Transmission Disallow
- 1.2.15 Voice Prioritization
- 1.2.16 Support for CAM and PSP MUs
- 1.2.17 Statistical Displays
- 1.2.18 Transmit Power Control
- 1.2.19 Advanced Event Logging Capability
- 1.2.20 Configuration File Import/Export Functionality
- 1.2.21 Default Configuration Restoration
- 1.2.22 DHCP Support
- 1.2.23 Multi-Function LEDs
- 1.3 Theory of Operations
- Hardware Installation
- Getting Started
- System Configuration
- Network Management
- Configuring Access Point Security
- 6.1 Configuring Security Options
- 6.2 Setting Passwords
- 6.3 Enabling Authentication and Encryption Schemes
- 6.4 Configuring Kerberos Authentication
- 6.5 Configuring 802.1x EAP Authentication
- 6.6 Configuring WEP Encryption
- 6.7 Configuring KeyGuard Encryption
- 6.8 Configuring WPA Using TKIP
- 6.9 Configuring WPA2-CCMP (802.11i)
- 6.10 Configuring Firewall Settings
- 6.11 Configuring VPN Tunnels
- 6.12 Configuring Content Filtering Settings
- 6.13 Configuring Rogue AP Detection
- 6.14 Configuring User Authentication
- Monitoring Statistics
- Command Line Interface Reference
- Configuring Mesh Networking
- Technical Specifications
- Usage Scenarios
- Customer Support
- Index
Configuring Mesh Networking
9.1 Mesh Networking Overview
An AP-51xx can be configured in two modes to support the new mesh networking functionality. The
access point can be set to a client bridge mode and/or a base bridge mode (which accepts
connections from client bridges). Base bridge and client bridge mode can be used at the same time
by an individual access point to optimally bridge traffic to other members of the mesh network and
service associated MUs.
An access point in client bridge mode scans to locate other access points using the WLAP client's
ESSID. Then it is required to go through the association and authentication process to establish
wireless connections with the located devices. This association process is identical to the access
point’s current MU association process. Once the association and authentication process is complete,
the wireless client adds the connection as a port on its bridge module. This causes the client bridge
to begin forwarding packets to the base bridge node. The base bridge realizes it is talking to a
wireless client bridge. It then adds that connection as a port on its own bridge module. The two
bridges at that point are communicating using the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).