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Deploying a Smart Mesh Network
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Hybrid Mesh Topology
A third type of network topology can be configured using the Hybrid Mesh concept. Ethernet-connected Mesh
APs (eMAP) enable the extension of wireless mesh functionality to a wired LAN segment. An eMAP is a
special kind of Mesh AP that uses a wired Ethernet link as its uplink rather than wireless. An eMAP is not
considered a Root AP, despite the fact that it discovers the NXA-WAPZD1000 through its Ethernet port.
Multiple eMAPs can be connected to a single Mesh AP to, for example, bridge a wired LAN segment inside a
building to a wireless mesh outdoors.
In designing a mesh network, connecting an eMAP to a Mesh AP extends the Smart Mesh network without
expending a wireless hop, and can be set on a different channel to take advantage of spectrum reuse.
Use the Monitor > Mesh page (page 41) to see a tree diagram of your Smart Mesh network.
You can also view the role of any AP in your mesh network from the Monitor > Access Points page (page 66)
FIG. 54
eMAP - Hybrid Mesh Topology
Mesh View Icons
Icon:
Meaning:
Root AP (RAP)
Mesh AP (MAP)
eMesh AP (eMAP)
eMAP
(Ethernet-linked
Mesh AP)
Root AP
Mesh AP
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