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EnRoute50x/51x 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 seamlessly within the mesh 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