Rockwell Automation 1783-WAPxxx Stratix 5100 Wireless Access Point User Manual - Manual (Page 523)

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Configuring Repeater and Standby Access Points and Workgroup Bridge Mode Chapter 20
Configuring a Repeater
Access Point This section provides instructions for setting up an access point as a repeater.
Default Configuration
Access points are configured as root units by default. This table shows the default
values for settings that control the access point’s role in the wireless LAN.
Guidelines for Repeaters
Follow these guidelines when configuring repeater access points:
• Use repeaters to serve client devices that don’t require high throughput.
Repeaters extend the coverage area of your wireless LAN, but they
drastically reduce throughput.
• Use repeaters when most if not all client devices that associate with the
repeaters are Cisco Aironet clients. Non-Cisco client devices sometimes
have trouble communicating with repeater access points.
• Make sure that the data rates configured on the repeater access point
match the data rates on the parent access point. For instructions on
configuring data rates, see
Configuring Radio Data Rates on page 247 .
• Repeater access points support only the native VLAN. You cannot
configure multiple VLANs on a repeater access point.
Feature Default Setting
Station role Root
Parent none
Extensions Aironet
TIP Repeater access points running Cisco IOS software cannot associate to parent
access points that don’t run Cisco IOS software.
Repeater access points don’t support wireless domain services (WDS). Don’t
configure a repeater access point as a WDS candidate, and don’t configure a
WDS access point to fall back to repeater mode in case of Ethernet failure.
If multiple BSSIDs are configured on a root access point that is designated as
the parent of a repeater, the parent MAC address can change if a BSSID on the
parent is added or deleted. If you use multiple BSSIDs on your wireless LAN and
a repeater on your wireless LAN is configured to associate to a specific parent,
check the association status of the repeater when you add or delete BSSIDs on
the parent access point. If necessary, reconfigure the disassociated device to
use the BSSID’s new MAC address.