User Manual Part 3

Configuring Mesh Networking
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To configure the access point radio for mesh networking support:
1. Select Network Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio Configuration from the AP-5131
menu tree.
2. Enable the radio(s) using the Enable checkbox(es) for both Radio 1 and Radio 2.
Refer to RF Band of Operation parameter to ensure you are enabling the correct 802.11a
or 802.11b/g radio. After the settings are applied within this Radio Configuration screen, the
Radio Status and MUs connected values update. If this is an existing radio within a mesh
network, these values update in real-time.
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.
CAUTION If a radio is disabled, be careful not to accidentally configure a new
WLAN, expecting the radio to be operating when you have forgotten it
was disabled.
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