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454 Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide

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5. 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.

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.

6. 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.

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.

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.

7. 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.

If the Client Bridge checkbox has been selected, use the Mesh Network Name drop-down

menu to select the WLAN (ESS) the client bridge uses to establish a wireless link. The

default setting, is (WLAN1). Brocade Mobility recommends creating (and naming) a WLAN

specifically for mesh networking support to differentiate the Mesh supported WLAN from

non-Mesh supported WLANs. For more information, see Configuring a WLAN for Mesh

Networking Support on page 9-449

Once the settings within the Radio Configuration screen are applied (for an initial

deployment), the current number of base bridges visible to the radio displays within the

BBs Visible field, and the number of base bridges currently connected to the radio displays

within the BBs Connected field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, these

values update in real-time.

NOTE

Ensure you have verified the radio configuration for both Radio 1 and Radio 2 before saving the

existing settings and exiting the Radio Configuration screen.

8. Click the Advanced button to define a prioritized list of access points to define mesh

connection links.

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