Product Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.4.0.0)

Brocade Mobility 5181 Access Point Product Reference Guide 373

53-1002516-01

Mesh network deployment - quick setup

Verifying mesh network functionality for scenario #1

You now have a three AP mesh network ready to demonstrate. Associate a single Client on each AP

WLAN configured for 802.11bg radio support. Once completed, pass traffic among the three APs

comprising the mesh network.

Scenario 2 - two hop mesh network with a base

bridge repeater and a client bridge

A conceptual illustration of scenario two is as follows:

By default, the mesh algorithm runs an automatic link selection algorithm to determine the best

possible active and redundant links. If member APs are not far apart (in physical distance), the

algorithm intelligently chooses a single hop link to forward data. To force APs to use multiple hops

for demonstrations, use manual links.

In scenario 2, the following three AP configurations comprise the mesh network:

• AP#1 is a base bridge

• AP#2 is a repeater (client bridge/base bridge combination)

• AP#3 is a client b ridge

Configuring AP#1

The setup of AP#1 within this usage scenario is exactly the same as the AP#1 configuration within

Scenario 1 - two base bridges and one client bridge for step by step instructions for configuring

AP#1, see “Configuring AP#1” on page 371. Once completed, return to

“Configuring AP#2” on page 374 within this section.