Symbol Technologies AP-5131 User Manual

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Configuring Mesh Networking

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If the Client Bridge checkbox has been selected, use the

Mesh Network Name

drop-down

menu to select the WLAN (ESS) the client bridge uses to establish a wireless link. The
default setting, is (WLAN1). Symbol recommends creating (and naming) a WLAN specifically
for mesh networking support to differentiate the Mesh supported WLAN from non-Mesh
supported WLANs. For more information, see

Configuring a WLAN for Mesh Networking

Support on page 9-8

Once the settings within the Radio Configuration screen are applied (for an initial
deployment), the current number of base bridges visible to the radio displays within the

BBs

Visible

field, and the number of base bridges currently connected to the radio displays

within the

BBs Connected

field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, these

values update in real-time.

Click the

Advanced

button to define a prioritized list of access points to define mesh

connection links.

Select the

Automatic Link Selection

checkbox to allow the AP-5131 to select the links

used by the client bridge to populate the mesh network. Selecting this checkbox prohibits

NOTE

Ensure you have verified the radio configuration for both Radio 1 and
Radio 2 before saving the existing settings and exiting the Radio
Configuration screen.v