Motorola AP 5131 - Wireless Access Point, Product Reference Manual

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Configuring Mesh Networking 9-15
Radio Status and MUs connected values update. If this is an existing radio within a mesh
network, these values update in real-time.
3. Select the Base Bridge checkbox to allow the access point radio to accept client bridge
connections from other access points in client bridge mode. The base bridge is the acceptor
of mesh network data from those client bridges within the mesh network and never the
initiator.
4. If the Base Bridge checkbox has been selected, use the Max# Client Bridges parameter
to define the client bridge load on a particular base bridge.
The maximum number of client bridge connections per access point radio is 12, with 24
representing the maximum for dual-radio models.
Once the settings within the Radio Configuration screen are applied (for an initial
deployment), the current number of client bridge connections for this specific radio displays
within the
CBs Connected field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, this
value updates in real-time.
5. Select the Client Bridge checkbox to enable the access point radio to initiate client bridge
connections with other mesh network supported access points radios on the same WLAN.
CAUTION If a radio is disabled, be careful not to accidentally configure a new
WLAN, expecting the radio to be operating when you have forgotten it
was disabled.
CAUTION A problem could arise if a Base Bridge’s Indoor channel is not
available on an Outdoor Client Bridge's list of available channels. As
long as an Outdoor Client Bridge has the Indoor Base Bridge channel
in its available list of channels, it can associate to the Base Bridge.
CAUTION An access point in Base Bridge mode logs out whenever a Client
Bridge associates to the Base Bridge over the LAN connection. This
problem is not experienced over the access point’s WAN connection. If
this situation is experienced, log-in to the access point again.
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