01-27-2009 07:13 AM - edited 07-03-2021 05:03 PM
I have a prticular requirement. I have a point to point bridge solution. Can the non root bridge act as an ordinary access point. I need wireless signal to be broadcasted from the nonroot access point for the client connectivity.
01-28-2009 11:32 AM
Not sure what model of AP you have, but in short, yes you can. In a dual radio AP such as the 1242, one radio can be set as a bridge (root or non-root) and the other as client access. See this document for more info.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/wireless/ps5678/ps6521/prod_qas0900aecd8031c8dc.html
01-28-2009 11:48 AM
I've never played with the setting before, but I know that a single AP radio can be set to "bridge with clients". I'm not sure whether it can be used on the non-root side, but I would be surprised if it wasn't.
Still, I'd love to know the answer to this.
01-28-2009 01:57 PM
So on my 1310, the options I have for radio role are (in the GUI):
Root Bridge
Non-Root Bridge
Root Bridge with Wireless Clients
Non-Root Bridge with Wireless Clients
So, in theory, if you want your non-root bridge to allow wireless clients, it should just be a matter of selecting the "non-root bridge with wireless clients" option.
Now, I know in my bridge configuration that on one of the bridges I've got to define the MAC address of the other, I don't know if you would have to define the MAC for the clients as well, or if this is entirely related to just the bridging (or some option that I have on that is requiring it)
01-29-2009 07:51 AM
Well, there you go. Choose the setting for Non-Root Bridge with Wireless Clients. I didn't have a 1300 in front of me, so thanks to Wesley for posting that! +5 for that.
As for MAC, I can say for sure that you do not need to set the MACs for each client. I'll also say that I've never had to set the MAC of the opposite bridge before either. I'm not sure why your bridges make you do that...
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