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Statistics Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
Mesh networking overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
Mobility 5181 Access Point client bridge
association process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .360
Spanning tree protocol (STP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
Defining the mesh topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
Mesh networking and the two subnets of the
Mobility 5181 Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Normal operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Impact of importing/exporting configurations
to a mesh network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .362
Configuring mesh networking support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
Setting the LAN configuration for mesh networking support .363
Configuring a WLAN for mesh networking support . . . . . . . . .364
Configuring the access point radio for mesh support . . . . . . .367
Mesh network deployment - quick setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Scenario 1 - two base bridges and one client bridge . . . . . . . 371
Scenario 2 - two hop mesh network with a base
bridge repeater and a client bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373
Mesh networking frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Adaptive AP overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Where to go from here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Adaptive AP management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Controller discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Securing a configuration channel between
controller and AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Adaptive AP WLAN topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Configuration updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Securing data tunnels between the controller and AAP . . . . .382
Adaptive AP controller failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Remote site survivability (RSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .382
Adaptive mesh support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Supported adaptive AP topologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Topology deployment considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Extended WLANs only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
Independent WLANs only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
Extended WLANs with independent WLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
Extended WLAN with mesh networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
How the AP receives its adaptive configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385