06-05-2018 08:21 AM - edited 07-05-2021 08:42 AM
Hello !
I have A question:
What is the difference between :
-Root Bridge with Wireless Clients
-Non-Root Bridge with Wireless Clients
I want to change my AP to non-root bridge but it refuses it give a error message as show bellow
06-05-2018 08:56 AM - edited 06-05-2018 08:56 AM
A bridge is a wirless connection between 2 points (such as 2 buildings). One end is the root, the other end is the non-root. You can connect those without accommodating any wireless clients, OR you can connect the 2 ends AND any wireless clients.
For example, say I need to connect 2 building separated by a parking lot. If I do NOT accommodate clients, anyone in the parking lot will not be able to connect to that link... OR, I can allow people in the parking lot to also connect to the link.
06-06-2018 07:22 AM
Thank you for your answer , I got your point , I was wondering is it possible to change the roles from root to become non-root and vis versa ?
Best regards .
06-06-2018 08:22 AM
What is the current role of you AP ?
Do you have a bridge setup or Do you have a single AP that acting as normal Access Point for wireless client connectivity ?
Rasika
06-06-2018 08:31 AM
I have 2 AP one with root bridge and the other with non-root bridge, the situation here, is I want to revers the roles , but it gave a error message as a mentioned earlier
06-06-2018 08:43 AM
Yes, you can reverse the roles. You need to change the non-root to root first, and let it come back up and stabilize ... then change the root to non-root. I assume you have static IPs and not using DHCP ?
06-07-2018 02:06 AM
Yes I do have a static ip address for the both of them,
When I try to select the the non-root bridge from the root bridge AP, it does not allow me , it says that I have to set the Infrastructure SSID'must be configured inorder to set the 'role in radio Network' to the follwing roles :
Repeater
Access point
Non-root bridge
06-07-2018 06:05 AM
The configuration software Cisco uses for autonomous radios is pretty lame and not user friendly at all. Always has been.
It's been a long time since I've had to work my way through one of their configurations, but based on your screen shots, I would first set the root end for "without clients". Then try to set the non-root to root. Also, if it is checked, uncheck the box on the non-root for "connec only to infrastructure" (I don't remember the exact terminology they use)
06-07-2018 07:35 AM
Although when I check only the root role and uncheck , it never give me ability to check the non root role,
from root AP :(
06-07-2018 07:46 AM - edited 06-07-2018 07:46 AM
I assume you are attempting all this from the Ethernet port connection, and not over-the-air? If you are attempting to convert non-root to root over-the-air, I doubt you're going to be successful. You need to be logged into the radios from either the Ethernet port or the console port
06-07-2018 04:20 PM
Actualy I did everything with ethernet cable ,and also , with console cable ,
I did not try to connect over the-air .
07-02-2018 02:28 AM - edited 07-02-2018 02:29 AM
Hello everyone ,
The problem is solved
All I had to do is open the GUI and copy the configuration from the other terminal and past it into the specific AP , after that you do a check then you will find all the configuration including the role station has been chnaged from the root bridge to non-root bridge .
Thank you all
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