Symbol Technologies AP-5131 - Manual (Page 172)

AP-5131 Access Point Product Reference Guide 5-48
within the BBs Connected field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, these
values update in real-time.
6. Click the Advanced button to define a prioritized list of access points to define Mesh
Connection links. For a detailed overview on mesh networking and how to configure the
AP-5131 radio for mesh networking support, see
Configuring Mesh Networking on page 9-1 .
7. Click Apply to save any changes to the Radio Configuration screen. Navigating away from
the screen without clicking Apply results in all changes to the screens being lost.
8. Click Undo Changes (if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the
settings displayed on the Radio Configuration screen to the last saved configuration.
9. Click Logout to securely exit the AP-5131 Symbol Access Point applet. A prompt displays
confirming the logout before the applet is closed.
Once the target radio has been enabled from the Radio Configuration screen, configure
the radio’s properties by selecting it from the AP-5131 menu tree.
For more information, see Configuring the 802.11a or 802.11b/g Radio on page 5-48 .
5.3.2.1 Configuring the 802.11a or 802.11b/g Radio
Configure an 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio by selecting the radio’s name (as defined using the 802.11a
or 802.11b/g radio configuration screen described below) as a sub-menu item under the Radio
Configuration menu item. Use the radio configuration screen to set the radio’s placement properties,
define the radio’s threshold and QoS settings, set the radio’s channel and antenna settings and define
beacon and DTIM intervals.
To configure the AP-5131’s 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio:
1. Select Network Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio Configuration -> Radio1 (default
name) from the AP-5131 menu tree.
CAUTION When defining a Mesh configuration and changes are saved, the
mesh network temporarily goes down. The Mesh network is
unavailable because the AP-5131 radio is reconfigured when applying
changes. This can be problematic for users making changes within a
deployed mesh network. If updating the mesh network using a LAN
connection, the AP-5131 applet loses connection and the connection
must be re-instated. If updating the mesh network using a WAN
connection, the AP-5131 applet does not lose connection, but the
mesh network is unavailable until the changes have been applied.
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