In the CLI

(host)(config)# ip dhcp excluded-address ipaddripaddr2 (host)(config)# ip dhcp pool name

default-router ipaddr dns-server ipaddr domain-name name network ipaddrmask

(host)(config)# service dhcp

Provisioning APs for Mesh

The information in this section applies only if you are configuring and deploying APs in a mesh networking environment. If you are not, proceed to "Installing APs on the Network" on page 408.

Before you install APs in a mesh networking environment, you must do the following:

Define and configure the mesh cluster profile and mesh radio profile before configuring an AP to operate as a mesh node. An AP configured for mesh is also known as a mesh node.

Provision one of the following mesh roles on the AP:

n Mesh portal—The gateway between the wireless mesh network and the enterprise wired LAN.

n Mesh point—APs that can provide traditional Dell WLAN services (such as client connectivity, intrusion detection system (IDS) capabilities, user roles association, LAN-to-LAN bridging, and Quality of Service (QoS) for LAN-to-mesh communication) to clients on one radio and perform mesh backhaul/network connectivity on the other radio. Mesh points can also provide LAN-to-LAN bridging through their Ethernet interfaces and provide WLAN services on the backhaul radio

n Remote Mesh Portal: The Remote Mesh Portal feature allows you to configure a remote AP at a branch office to operate as a mesh portal for a mesh cluster.

For detailed provisioning guidelines, caveats, and instructions, see Secure Enterprise Mesh on page 439.

Provisioning 802.11n APs for Single-Chain Transmission

Radios on W-AP92, W-AP120, W-AP124, W-AP134 and W-AP175 Series access points can be configured in single- chain mode, allowing those APs to transmit and receive data using only legacy rates and single-stream HT rates up to MCS 7. This feature is disabled by default.

Table 116 shows the antenna port used by APs in single-chain mode.

Table 116: Antenna Interfaces for Single-Chain Mode

AP Model

Freqency Band

Antenna Port

W-AP92

2.4GHz or 5GHz

ANT0

W-AP120 and W-AP124

2.4Ghz

Upper Left

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