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164 Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide

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NOTE

The Maximum MUs feature is not supported on single radio model access points, since MU load

balancing distributes MU associations evenly among deployed APs. A single-radio AP’s primary

concern is how MUs are distributed internally, and that depends on the maximum number of MUs

per WLAN, not per radio. Thus, the feature best supports multiple-radio APs. However, with a

multiple-radio AP, a radio can be configured as either a Rogue AP or WIPS detector, not for just WLAN

MU support.

NOTE

The AP does not support MU radio associations if its Maximum MUs value is set to 0. Alternatively,

if you set the value to 127 for one radio, you risk shutting out MU associations for the other radio(s),

as the AP does not validate the logic of a user’s MU association distribution.

3. The Auto-Mesh feature enables an AP to become a base bridge and a client bridge

simultaneously. The feature enables the AP to be a Client Bridge and connect to a Base Bridge

while serving as a Base Bridge for other client bridge APs.

Select the Enable Auto Mesh Mode checkbox to enable the Auto-Mesh feature.

The election of a radio as a Client Bridge or a Base Bridge depends on the MAC address of

the radio on which the Auto Mesh mode is enabled. An AP with a lower MAC address

assumes the role of client bridge and initiates a connection to an AP with higher radio MAC

address which acts as a base bridge.

When Auto-Mesh is enabled, the Mesh Wired Peer Detection Mode and Mesh Auto Single

Connection Mode checkboxes get enabled. These two checkboxes control the mesh

forming behavior of the AP.

The Mesh Wired Peer Detection Mode prevents the AP from creating a mesh connection

with a peer AP that is connected to it through wire. The AP continuously monitors its wired

ports for the presence of a peer AP. If a peer AP is detected on the wired side, the AP

makes a note of the peer APs MAC address. It then checks if a wireless mesh connection

to the peer AP is already present, and if found, drops the wireless connection. The feature

prevents an AP from forming a mesh connection with a wired peer.

The Mesh Auto Single Connection Mode ensures that the AP forms a mesh connection

with exactly one peer AP either as a base bridge or as a client bridge. The AP creates a

mesh connection with an AP with the highest RSSI value seen while scanning. Depending

on the radio MAC address, the AP either becomes a Client Bridge or a Base Bridge.

4. Select the Base Bridge checkbox to allow the 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.

5. 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 radio is 12, with 24 representing

the maximum for dual-radio models.

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