Configuring a Preferred Parent
To configure a preferred parent, enter the following command:
(Cisco Controller) >
config mesh parent preferred AP_name MAC
where:
•
AP_name
is the name of the child AP that you have to specify.
•
MAC
is the MAC address of the preferred parent that you have to specify.
When you configure a preferred parent, ensure that you specify the MAC address of the
actual mesh neighbor for the desired parent. This MAC address is the base radio MAC
address that has the letter f as the final character. For example, if the base radio MAC
address is 00:24:13:0f:92:00, then you must specify 00:24:13:0f:92:0f as the preferred
parent. This is the actual MAC address that is used for mesh neighbor relationships.
Note
The following example shows how to configure the preferred parent for the MAP1SB access point, where
00:24:13:0f:92:00 is the preferred parent’s MAC address:
(Cisco Controller) >
config mesh parent preferred MAP1SB 00:24:13:0f:92:0f
Related Commands
The following commands are related to preferred parent selection:
• To clear a configured parent, enter the following command:
(Cisco Controller) >
config mesh parent preferred AP_name none
• To get information about the AP that is configured as the preferred parent of a child AP, enter the
following command:
(Cisco Controller) >
show ap config general AP_name
The following example shows how to get the configuration information for the MAP1SB access point, where
00:24:13:0f:92:00 is the MAC address of the preferred parent:
(Cisco Controller) >
show ap config general MAP1SB
Cisco AP Identifier.............................. 9
Cisco AP Name.................................... MAP1SB
Country code..................................... US - United States
Regulatory Domain allowed by Country............. 802.11bg:-A 802.11a:-A
AP Country code.................................. US - United States
AP Regulatory Domain............................. 802.11bg:-A 802.11a:-A
Switch Port Number .............................. 1
MAC Address...................................... 12:12:12:12:12:12
IP Address Configuration......................... DHCP
IP Address....................................... 209.165.200.225
IP NetMask....................................... 255.255.255.224
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