Bridge Mode Support on AP1041N

[gernst]

Hi,

I'm trying to get confirmation on whether you can have workgroup bridge mode on the 1040 series model.

The 1041N has the same IOS as the 1141/1241 and it has the settings are there, but I read somewhere on the cisco site that workgroup bridge is only supported on 1100 and 1200 series, is this correct or old information?

Scenario is:

I have an existing stand alone 1041N AP, on the other side of the building I have a network LAN switch with a couple of PCs, instead of running cables I would like to add an AP as a bridge to link that switch and PCs to the network that the AP is plugged in to. I believe this is called Workgroup Bridge Mode. In fact there already is a cheap non-cisco wireless device doing this but it is unreliable.

I just placed an order for Two 1041N APs, do I need to change the order to Two 1141N instead?

Also even if the 1041N does not support workgroup bridge mode, can it still act as the ROOT Bridge and have 2 1141N APs configured in bridge mode connected to the 1041N?

Example image:

Thanks

[Justin Kurynny · Accepted solution]

Gonzalo,

Yes, WGB is supported on 1040s.

Reference: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/access_point/12.4.25d.JA/Configuration/guide/scg12.4.25d.JA-chap1-overview.html

Yes, technically you can configure 1140s as WGBs and have them associate to the 1040, although I would put the 1140 as the root and have 1040s be the WGBs (or better yet, just use 1140s and forget the 1040s altogether). The 1140 is a better AP for a number of reasons, so use that to handle the incoming WGB associations.

Justin