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EnRoute500 User’s Guide
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9 Access Point (AP) Configuration
The EnRoute500 has an 802.11b/g radio dedicated to access point traffic. The settings for this
radio are independent of any settings for the radio used for the mesh backhaul traffic. The
settings for the access points can vary from node to node in the mesh, but typically it is
desirable to set certain parameters to the same value for all the access points in a mesh to
allow clients to roam in the network.
An EnRoute500 has four access points that can be configured to suit different application
needs. With the exception of the ‘wlanN.channel’ parameter, all access point parameters can
be configured independently of each other.
The interfaces for the access points will be referred to as ‘wlanN’ when it applies to
all four access points. ‘wlan1’ will be used in all examples.
Figure 32. Access point interfaces
9.1 Access Point Interfaces
There are four access point interfaces that are used to configure the access points: wlan1,
wlan2, wlan3, and wlan4. The access points have equivalent configuration capabilities and
there is no inherent prioritization or preference for one access point. The section on quality-of-
service settings (section 13) describes how prioritization on a per-access point basis can be
configured.