Symbol Technologies AP-5131 User Manual

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For an overview of the Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) and Radio 2 (5.2 GHz) antennas supported on the AP-5131’s 
Reverse SMA (RSMA) connectors, see 

A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a data-communications system that flexibly extends the 
functionalities of a wired LAN. A WLAN does not require lining up devices for line-of-sight 
transmission, and are thus, desirable for wireless networking. Roaming users can be handed off from 
one AP-5131 to another like a cellular phone system. WLANs can therefore be configured around the 
needs of specific groups of users, even when they are not in physical proximity. Sixteen WLANs are 
configurable on each AP-5131. 

To enable and configure WLANs on an AP-5131 radio, see 

The AP-5131 supports four BSSIDs per radio. Each BSSID has a corresponding MAC address. The first 
MAC address corresponds to BSSID #1. The MAC addresses for the other three BSSIDs (BSSIDs #2, 
#3, #4) are derived by adding 1, 2, 3, respectively, to the radio MAC address.

If the radio MAC address displayed on the Radio Settings screen is 00:A0:F8:72:20:DC, then the 
BSSIDs for that radio will have the following MAC addresses: 

For detailed information on strategically mapping BSSIDs to WLANs, see 

BSSID #1

00:A0:F8:72:20:DC

Same as Radio MAC address

BSSID #2

00:A0:F8:72:20:DD

Radio MAC address +1

BSSID #3

00:A0:F8:72:20:DE

Radio MAC address +2

BSSID #4

00:A0:F8:72:20:DF

Radio MAC address +3