Brocade Mobility 7131 Access Point Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0 and later) User Manual
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CAUTION
An access point is Base Bridge mode logs out whenever a Client Bridge associates to the Base
Bridge over the LAN connection. This problem is not experienced over the access point’s WAN
connection. If this situation is experienced, log-in to the access point again.
Once the settings within the Radio Configuration screen are applied (for an initial
deployment), the current number of client bridge connections for this specific radio
displays within the CBs Connected field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network,
this value updates in real-time.
CAUTION
A problem could arise if a Base Bridge’s Indoor channel is not available on an Outdoor Client
Bridge's list of available channels. As long as an Outdoor Client Bridge has the Indoor Base
Bridge channel in its available list of channels, it can associate to the Base Bridge.
6. Select the Client Bridge checkbox to enable the access point radio to initiate client bridge
connections with other mesh network supported access point’s using the same WLAN.
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). Brocade Mobility recommends creating (and naming) a WLAN
specifically for mesh networking support to differentiate the Mesh supported WLAN from
non-Mesh supported WLANs.
CAUTION
The WLAN supporting hotspot clients must exist on the Base Bridge as well as Client Bridge. A MU
is successfully authenticated by the Base Bridge only if the WLAN exists on both the Base Bridge
and the Client Bridge. Additionally, the user group has to be associated with a WLAN on the Base
Bridge for hotspot authentication to work.
CAUTION
An access point in client bridge mode cannot use a WLAN configured with a Kerberos or EAP
802.1x based security scheme, as these authentication types secure user credentials not the
mesh network itself.
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.