3Com 3CRWX120695A, Configuration Manual

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ONFIGURING
WLAN M
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ERVICES
Configuring
Wireless Bridging
You can use WLAN mesh services in a wireless bridge configuration,
implementing MAPs as bridge endpoints in a transparent Layer 2 bridge.
Configuring a wireless bridge to connect two sites provides an alternative
to installing Ethernet cable to provide bridge functionality.
A typical application of wireless bridging is to provide network
connectivity between two buildings using a wireless link, as shown in the
following illustration.
Figure 19 Wireless Bridging
The wireless bridge is established between a Mesh Portal AP and an
associated Mesh AP. The bridged data packets are those present on the
Ethernet interfaces of the two MAPs.
A Mesh Portal AP serving as a bridge endpoint can support up to five
Mesh APs serving as bridge endpoints. A Mesh AP serving as a bridge
endpoint picks up packets from its wired port and transfers them to the
other bridge endpoint. A simple source/destination learning mechanism is
used in order to avoid forwarding packets across the bridge
unnecessarily.
To enable wireless bridging for a service profile, use the following
command:
set service-profile mesh-service-profile bridging { enable |
disable }