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Installation and User Guide: Airgo Access Point 59
4
Configuring Radio Settings
This chapter describes the configuration settings for the Airgo Access Point radios and explains
how to set the configuration using the Airgo AP web interface. It covers all the features accessible
from the Wireless Services menu except backhaul configuration, which is discussed in Chapter 6.
The chapter includes the following topics:
• Introduction
• Configuring Radio Parameters
• Setting the Advanced Radio Configuration
• Viewing Radio Statistics
• Viewing Radio Neighbor Details
• Configuring SSID Parameters
• Multiple SSIDs
• Configuring Inter Access Point Protocol (IAPP)
• Performing Radio Diagnostics
Introduction
The Airgo Access Point can be configured with one or two radios, each of which forms a distinct
wireless cell or basic service set (BSS), as shown in Figure 41. Each radio can operate in either of
the following modes:
• In normal mode, the AP is connected to the wired network and the radio directly services
downstream client stations or access points, or both. (AP mode).
• In wireless backhaul mode, the radio establishes a wireless link to a radio in AP mode on
another Airgo AP in order to relay data through the wireless medium. The AP is not attached to
a wired connection; instead it is connected through the wireless medium to another AP.
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In this
mode, the radio is called a Backhaul Point (BP mode). Wireless backhaul is also known as a
wireless distribution system (WDS).
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Except in certain special configurations.