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Instant 27x AP with Ethernet Bridging

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  • 1.  Instant 27x AP with Ethernet Bridging

    Posted Apr 02, 2016 05:12 AM

    Hello All,

     

    Can anybody confirm whether Ethernet0 bridging is supposed to work/be-supported on IAP-27x APs?

    In this case, I'm running code 6.4.4.4.

     

    What we're trying to achieve is a portal/point setup, with a P2P wired bridge link over the top. This will connect a remote office with a little switch back to the main network. I've already configured/covered-off;

    1. Initial AP-clustering

    2. Setting external radio-gains

    3. Disabling "instant" SSID.

    4. Set a PSK SSID (I assume the mesh-link uses this, god know how it works this out in the software, what happens if you put multiple SSIDs in etc)

    5. Disabling extend-ssid.

     

    What I've found, is that the remote end AP works fine, as far as operating as a mesh-point (connected to the portal) is concerned, BEFORE trying to use the Ethernet0 for any reason.

     

    As soon as I enable Eth0 bridging on the remote point, it renders it completely inoperative (symptoms below). Any thoughts?

     

    1. Disconnected from portal (no mesh link shows).

    2. "show port status" shows admin "down" on eth0.

    3. "setenv enet0_bridging 1" is in the apboot settings.

    4. Config looks as per below, which is clearly broken, as before enabling the bridging, the PSK SSID is in there.

     

    POINT1# sho run
    version 6.4.4.0-4.2.3
    virtual-controller-country GB
    virtual-controller-key e3509da8010f152fb7f8abe895a4b92f274cbadb5a03867e61
    name instant-C0:24:A0
    clock timezone none 00 00
    rf-band all

    arm
     wide-bands 5ghz
     min-tx-power 18
     max-tx-power 127
     band-steering-mode prefer-5ghz
     air-time-fairness-mode default-access

    syslog-level warn ap-debug
    syslog-level warn network
    syslog-level warn security
    syslog-level warn system
    syslog-level warn user
    syslog-level warn user-debug
    syslog-level warn wireless

    auth-survivability cache-time-out 24

    wlan external-captive-portal
     server localhost
     port 80
     url "/"
     auth-text "Authenticated"

    blacklist-time 3600
    auth-failure-blacklist-time 3600

    ids
     wireless-containment none

    uplink
     preemption
     enforce none
     failover-internet-pkt-lost-cnt 10
     failover-internet-pkt-send-freq 30
     failover-vpn-timeout 180

    airgroup
     disable

    airgroupservice airplay
     disable
     description AirPlay

    airgroupservice airprint
     disable
     description AirPrint

    POINT1#



  • 2.  RE: Instant 27x AP with Ethernet Bridging

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Apr 02, 2016 08:52 AM
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    What is the entire IAP OS version?

     

    I don't see the whole config for each side, but see if the attached helps and if you see anything missing on your end. Usually the main thing is to disable the extended SSID and create a dummy client SSID to keep the APs from resetting to default (when the APs reboot if there is no client ssid, they will default). 

    Attachment(s)

    pdf
    Outdoor Config Stubs - Instant Mesh.pdf   277 KB 1 version


  • 3.  RE: Instant 27x AP with Ethernet Bridging

    Posted Apr 03, 2016 11:44 AM

    Thanks for the input. Was helpful.

    All sorted now (had multiple problems too complex to type up now).