Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0) - Manual (Page 135)

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Enabling wireless LANs (WLANs)
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Enter a value in the Client Bridge Signal Threshold field. This configures the signal strength of
the base bridge below which the device keeps monitoring the connection to the base bridge.
The default value is 65 dbm.
Enter a value in the Client Bridge Signal Delta field. This is the change in signal strength of the
monitored base bridge that causes the device to drop this connection and seek to establish
connection to a base bridge with a stronger signal.
9. 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.
CAUTION
When defining a Mesh configuration and changes are saved, the mesh network temporarily goes
down. The Mesh network is unavailable because the access point 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 access point applet loses
connection and the connection must be re-instated. If updating the mesh network using a WAN
connection, the access point applet does not lose connection, but the mesh network is
unavailable until the changes have been applied.
10. 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.
11. Click Logout to securely exit the 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 Mobility 5181 Access Point menu tree.
For more information, see “Configuring the 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio” on page 121.
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 Mobility 5181 Access Point’s 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio:
1. Select Network Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio Configuration -> Radio1 (default name)
from the Mobility 5181 Access Point menu tree.
On a single-radio model, Radio1 could either be an 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio depending on
which radio has been enabled.
2. Configure the Properties field to assign a name and placement designation for the radio.