Symbol Technologies Symbol AP-5131 User Manual

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within the 
BBs Connected 
field. If this is an existing radio within a mesh network, these 
values update in real-time.
6.
Click the 
Advanced
 button to define a prioritized list of access points to define Mesh 
Connection links. For a detailed overview on mesh networking and how to configure the 
AP-5131 radio for mesh networking support, see 
Configuring Mesh Networking on page 9-1
7.
Click 
Apply 
to save any changes to the Radio Configuration screen. Navigating away from 
the screen without clicking Apply results in all changes to the screens being lost. 
8.
Click 
Undo Changes
 (if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the 
settings displayed on the Radio Configuration screen to the last saved configuration.
9.
Click 
Logout 
to securely exit the AP-5131 Symbol Access Point applet. A prompt displays 
confirming the logout before the applet is closed.
Once the target radio has been enabled from the 
Radio Configuration 
screen, configure 
the radio’s properties by selecting it from the AP-5131 menu tree.
For more information, see 
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5.3.2.1 Configuring the 802.11a or 802.11b/g Radio
Configure an 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio by selecting the radio’s name (as defined using the 802.11a 
or 802.11b/g radio configuration screen described below) as a sub-menu item under the Radio 
Configuration menu item. Use the radio configuration screen to set the radio’s placement properties, 
define the radio’s threshold and QoS settings, set the radio’s channel and antenna settings and define 
beacon and DTIM intervals. 
To configure the AP-5131’s 802.11a or 802.11b/g radio:
1.
Select 
Network Configuration
 -> 
Wireless 
->
 Radio Configuration 
->
 Radio1 
(default 
name) from the AP-5131 menu tree. 
CAUTION When defining a Mesh configuration and changes are saved, the 
mesh network temporarily goes down. The Mesh network is 
unavailable because the AP-5131 radio is reconfigured when applying 
changes. This can be problematic for users making changes within a 
deployed mesh network. If updating the mesh network using a LAN 
connection, the AP-5131 applet loses connection and the connection 
must be re-instated. If updating the mesh network using a WAN 
connection, the AP-5131 applet does not lose connection, but the 
mesh network is unavailable until the changes have been applied.
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