Universal Bridge

[NAVIN PARWAL]

Folks,

          I am testing the Universal briodge feature. When I configure two access points (root/wgb) everything works fine. When I go to the WGB and add the universal command. I get the message that since no clients are associated it will use BVI interface mac address to associate. But, The WGB does not register with the root anymore. When I place it back into the WGB mode by removing the universal command everything starts to work. I do not have any access-list or association filter on the root to permit certain mac addresses.

Any advice would be appreciated.

[Justin Kurynny]

Navin,

I just tried this with my setup and it worked simply by adding the universal keyword and MAC to the end of my station-role workgroup-bridge statement.

My output was a little different than what you saw. What version of code are you running on your bridges? (I'm using 12.4.25d.JA1.)

Justin

[NAVIN PARWAL]

Justin,

             I upgraded the code and still no luck. WGB works fine but as soon as I put universal keyward with a mac in the end it does not associate with the root. I am running the same code as you on the root and the wgb.

Here is the config of the radio on wgb:

interface Dot11Radio1

no ip address

no ip route-cache

!

encryption mode ciphers aes-ccm

!

ssid bridge-test

!

station-role workgroup-bridge universal 0015.c724.5780

bridge-group 1

bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled

end

Am I missing something.

[Justin Kurynny]

Navin,

What does the root bridge config look like?

Can you also post the SSID configurations for both sides?

Justin

[NAVIN PARWAL]

Justin,

             I have attached the config.

Thanks,

Parwal

[Justin Kurynny · Accepted solution]

Navin,

On your root bridge, change the station role from ‘root bridge’ to just ‘root’:

(config-if)# station-role root

Justin