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(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:
l 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.
l 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.
AP Model Freqency Band Antenna Port
W-AP92 2.4GHz or 5GHz ANT0
W-AP120 and W-AP124 2.4Ghz Upper Left
Table 116:
Antenna Interfaces for Single-Chain Mode
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