Link to home
Start Free TrialLog in
Avatar of abuhaneef
abuhaneefFlag for United States of America

asked on

Cisco Aironet AP1252 Access Points as Root Units on a Wired LAN

I have a question about setting up Cisco Aironet AP1252 Access Points as Root Units on a Wired LAN.  According to the documentation, if more than one access point is connected to the LAN, users can roam from one area of a facility to another without losing their connection to the network.  Should APs be setup with the same SSID?  Should the Role in Radio Network be set to "Access Point" or "Root Bridge"?
Avatar of apathy42
apathy42
Flag of United States of America image

If you want them to be able to roam, then yes, they need the same SSID (the networks need to be set up identically), and they should be set as Access Point.
Avatar of abuhaneef

ASKER

Does any broadcast or beacon information need to be changed?
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
Avatar of apathy42
apathy42
Flag of United States of America image

Link to home
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
Start Free Trial
Actually there are six of them.  How should the channels dispersed?
Avatar of Craig Beck
It depends on where they're depolyed and if they overlap with eachother or not.

You have 3 non-overlapping channels which can be used as close to eachother as you like.  If you have more than 3 APs you need to plan carefully where you put them and what channel each AP uses.