User Guide

Motrix Configuration
This section covers the following main topics:
• Configuring motrix service
• Show motrix configuration
1) The MAC-IP list
The most important configuration information needed by the Motrix service is a list that
tracks the MAC address of every virtual AP (or BSS) within the mesh network. Each list
entry is a mapping that associates the BSS’s MAC address with its router loopback IP
address. The MAC-IP list may be populated manually (through the mac-ip-list
command described below) as well as automatically (by enabling the AWR protocol
together with Motrix). Note: The MAC-IP list is indexed by the BSS MAC address,
and each MAC address may be associated with only one IP address.
2) Support for non-conforming or static IP clients
Not every type of card from the market implements the full 802.11 standard (i.e., it may
not send re-association requests). Also in some applications, it is preferable that clients
use static IP addresses assigned by an administrator. In each of these cases, we need
the following additional configurations. Each participating access router and the gateway
router need to have these configurations. At the same time, please make sure there is
only one router working as gateway in the roaming-domain network.
• station-list
Every station-list entry is a mapping that associates the participating client’s MAC
address with its static IP address. We should configure it manually.
• gateway AP
A Gateway AP is the AP that serves as the gateway of the network. The big assumption
here is that all traffic destined to the client goes through the gateway.
Configuring Motrix Service
The following table summarizes the configuration commands for Motrix:
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
service roaming-motrix
no service roaming-motrix
CONFIGURATION Start configuration of the Motrix
Roaming Service
Disable Motrix Roaming Service
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