Fat AP Mode in Bridge

Note

1

One of ap must be the Root

Root Bridge is only for bridging root other than accessing clients

Non-Root Bridge is only used for non-bridging root, not for accessing clients

Root Bridge With wireless clients is for accessing client

Non-Root Bridge With wireless clients is for accessing client

2

AP has to have antennas, otherwise cannot bridge

3

verification:

Show dot11 ass

Root AP

GUI

This password is used for bridging and accessing clients.

Click apply

Click apply

apply

CLI

dot11 ssid cisco

  authentication open

  authentication key-management wpa

  guest-mode

  infrastructure-ssid

  wpa-psk ascii cisco,123

!

interface Dot11Radio0

encryption mode ciphers aes-ccm tkip

ssid cisco

station-role root bridge

distance 1

interface BVI1

ip address 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0

Non-root

GUI

Click apply

CLI

dot11 ssid cisco

  authentication open

  authentication key-management wpa

  guest-mode

  infrastructure-ssid

  wpa-psk ascii 7 0307521805006D1D1C5A

!

interface Dot11Radio0!

encryption mode ciphers aes-ccm tkip

!

ssid cisco

station-role non-root bridge wireless-clients

interface BVI1

ip address 10.0.0.2 255.0.0.0