Symbol Technologies AP-5131 - Manual (Page 169)

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5.3.2 Setting the WLAN’s Radio Configuration
Each AP-5131 WLAN can have a separate 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio configured and mapped to that
WLAN. The first step is to enable the radio.
One of two possible radio configuration pages are available on the AP-5131 depending on which
model SKU is purchased. If the AP-5131 is a single-radio model, the
Radio Configuration screen
enables you to configure the single radio for either 802.11a or 802.11b/g use. The Radio Configuration
screen contains two radio buttons whose selection is mutually exclusive.
If the AP-5131 is a dual-radio model, the Radio Configuration screen enables you to configure one
radio for 802.11a use and the other for 802.11b/g (no other alternatives exist for the dual-radio
model). Using a dual-radio AP-5131, individual 802.11a and 802.11b/g radios can be enabled or
disabled using the Radio Configuration screen checkboxes.
The Radio Configuration screen displays with two tabs. One tab each for the AP-5131s radios. Verify
both tabs are selected and configured separately to enable the radio(s), and set their mesh
networking definitions.
To set the AP-5131 radio configuration (this example is for a dual-radio AP-5131):
1. Select Network Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio Configuration from the AP-5131
menu tree.
NOTE This section describes mesh networking (setting the radio’s base and
client bridge configuration) at a high level. For a detailed overview on the
theory of mesh networking, see
Mesh Networking Overview on page 9-1 .
For detailed information on the implications of setting the mesh network
configuration, see
Configuring Mesh Networking Support on page 9-5 . To
review a use case on mesh networking, see
Usage Scenario - Trion Enterprises on page 9-15 .