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Name Define or revise the name for the WLAN. The name should be
logical representation of WLAN coverage area (engineering,
marketing etc.). The maximum number of characters that can be
used for the name is 31.
Available On Use the Available On checkboxes to define whether the WLAN
you are creating or editing is available to clients on either the
802.11a or 802.11b/g radio (or both radios). The Available On
checkbox should only be selected for a mesh WLAN if this target
AP-5131 is to be configured as a base bridge or repeater (base and
client bridge) on the radio. If the radio for the WLAN is to be
defined as a client bridge only, the Available On checkbox should
not be selected
. For more information on defining a WLAN for
mesh support, see
Configuring a WLAN for Mesh Networking Support on page 9-7.
Max MUs Use the Max MUs field to define the number of MUs permitted to
interoperate within the new or revised WLAN. The maximum (and
default) is 127. However, each AP-5131 can only support a
maximum 127 MUs spanned across its 16 available WLANs. If you
intend to define numerous WLANs, ensure each is using a portion
of the 127 available MUs and the sum of the supported MUs across
all WLANs does not exceed 127.
Enable Client Bridge
Backhaul
Select the Enable Client Bridge Backhaul checkbox to make the
WLAN available in the WLAN drop-down menu within the Radio
Configuration screen. This checkbox can be ignored for WLANs
not supporting mesh networking, to purposely exclude them from
the list of WLANs available in the Radio Configuration page
selected specifically for mesh networking support. Only WLANs
defined for mesh networking support should have this checkbox
selected.
Enable Hotspot Select the Enable Hotspot
checkbox to allow this WLAN (whether
it be a new or existing WLAN) to be configured for hotspot support.
Clicking the Configure Hotspot button launches a screen wherein
the parameters of the hotspot can be defined. For information on
configuring a target WLAN for hotspot support, see Configuring
WLAN Hotspot Support on page 5-40. For an overview of what a
hotspot is and what it can provide your wireless network, see
Hotspot Support on page 1-4.