Using an access point as a wap – Allied Telesis AT-WA7500 User Manual
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To install multiple access points with roaming end devices
1. Follow the instructions Using One Access Point in a Simple
2. Configure the LAN ID. For help, see Configuring the Spanning Tree
3. Configure one of the access points to be a root access point. For help,
see About the Primary LAN and the Root Access Point on page 109.
4. If your network has a switch that is not IEEE 802.1d-compliant and is
located between access points, configure data link tunneling. For
help, see About Data Link Tunneling on page 111.
Using an Access
Point as a WAP
You can extend the range of your wireless network by configuring a dual
radio access point as a Wireless Access Point (WAP). The WAP and the
wireless end devices it communicates with comprise a secondary LAN.
You can position WAPs in strategic locations so they receive data from
end devices, and then forward the data to the wired network. This
configuration can be useful when distance or physical layout impedes
radio reception and transmission.
This illustration shows a simple wireless network with one access point and
one WAP. Wireless end devices use the WAP to forward data to the access
point.
WAPs send data from end devices to the access points via wireless hops.
Wireless hops are formed when data from end devices move from one
access point to another access point through the radio ports. The master
radio in the access point transmits hello messages, which allow the
WAPs to attach to the spanning tree in the same way as access points.
If you have an 802.11b the WAP must contain two radios. The WAP
master radio must match the end devices radios and the WAP station
radio must match the master radio in the access point.
Host
Ethernet
WAP
Access
point