BelAir20E User Guide
Operating in High Capacity and Interference Environments
April 2, 2012
Confidential
Document Number BDTM02201-A01 Standard
Client
Authentication
History
This feature lets the operator display the details of the association and
authentication process of the clients connected to the AP. In HCI
environments, it can be used to troubleshoot client issues and determine how
much success clients are having when attempting to access and use the
network.
The relevant command is
/interface/wifi-<m>-<n>/show authentication
history [mac <mac-address>]
, described in detail in the
Troubleshooting
Guide
.
Automatic Mesh
Connect
This feature allows BelAir APs to automatically reconnect to a network if they
lose their egress connection. A cluster of meshed nodes may lose their egress
connection if the ethernet connection to the exterior network fails or if a node
fails. In this case, a member of the cluster looks for an alternate mesh to join
and reconnect the isolated cluster.
In HCI environments, this feature can be used for rapid deployment of a
network. The APs in a network can be grouped by shared backhaul link
identifier into a cluster. Multiple clusters can be deployed to control traffic
flows and optimize backhaul performance.
As soon as one AP in each cluster has an egress path, the whole cluster has
egress. In the event that an egress fails, a cluster can self-repair by reconnecting
to one of the other mesh clusters.
Traffic Test Tool
This tool provides an internal mechanism to measure the available traffic
capacity of the network. The tool reports the throughput on a hop-by-hop
basis from the node under test to the destination IP address (another node in
the network).
In HCI environments, this tool can be used to test the network deployment
during the commissioning phase. It can be used to determine the theoretical
capacity of the network and identify poorly performing links.
The relevant command is:
/diagnostics/test link IP <end point IP address>
rate <traffic rate>
[update_interval <report interval>]
[duration <test duration>]
[dir {tx|rx|both}]
The command is described in detail in the
Troubleshooting Guide
.