Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.0.0.0-35GRN and later) User Manual
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Configuring mesh networking support
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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, Brocade 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
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.
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.
To configure the access point radio for mesh networking support:
NOTE
The dual-radio model Brocade Mobility 7131N-FGR Access Point affords users better optimization
of the mesh network feature by allowing the access point to transmit to other access points (in base
or client bridge mode) using one independent radio and transmit with its associated devices using
the second independent radio. A single-radio access point has its channel utilization and throughput
degraded in a mesh network, as the AP’s single radio must process both mesh network traffic with
other access points and MU traffic with its associated devices.