Motorola AP-51XX - Manual (Page 601)

Configuring Mesh Networking 9-13
10. Select the Use Secure Beacon checkbox to not transmit the ESSID amongst the
access points and devices within the mesh network. If a hacker tries to find an ESSID
via an MU, the access point’s ESSID does not display since the ESSID is not in the
beacon. Motorola recommends keeping the option enabled to reduce the likelihood of
hacking into the WLAN.
11. Select the Accept Broadcast ESSID checkbox to associate an MU that has a blank
ESSID (regardless of which ESSID the access point is currently using). Traffic within a
mesh network probably consists of known devices, so you may want to leave the
checkbox unselected and configure each MU with an ESSID. The default is selected.
However, for WLANs used within a mesh network, Motorola recommends unselecting
this option as it would prevent the AP from answering to blank ESSID probes from other
mobile units.
12. If there are certain requirements for the types of data proliferating the mesh network,
select an existing policy or configure a new QoS policy best suiting the requirements of
the mesh network. To define a new QoS policy, select the
Create button to the right of
the Quality Of Service Policy drop-down menu.
For detailed information on configuring a QoS policy, see
Setting the WLAN Quality of Service (QoS) Policy on page 5-39 .
13. Click Apply to save the changes made to the mesh network configured WLAN.
An access point radio is now ready to be configured for use with this newly created
mesh WLAN.
9.2.3 Configuring the Access Point Radio for Mesh Support
An access point radio intended for use within a mesh network requires configuration attributes
unique from a radio intended for non-mesh support.This section describes how to configure an access
point radio for mesh network support.