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AP Mesh Use Cases

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The below document basically describes the use case of Mist Mesh feature use cases we can deploy.

Use Case 1: Most Basic Config- All the required vlans in the network are being tagged in the SSIDs.

Topology:

Uplink Switch <—wired connection (ge-0/0/1)—> Base AP —wireless mesh link— Relay AP

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Requirements:

  • Uplink Switch vlans (where Base AP gets connected) = 1,10,20,30

  • Management Vlan (through which APs will get IP)= 10

  • Wireless SSID B= tag with vlan 30

  • Wireless client should get IP address from VLAN 30.

  • Both Base and Relay AP should get IP from management Vlan 10.

     

Uplink Switch port configs where Base AP is connected:

set interfaces ge-0/0/1 native-vlan-id 10

set interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family ethernet-switching interface-mode trunk vlan members [1,10,30]

 

Base AP Configs:

 

Relay AP configs:

 

WLAN configuration:

 

Use Case 2: Need to connect a switch on Relay AP and there is a VLAN in downlink switch not included in SSIDs.

Topology:

Uplink Switch <– wired connected (ge-0/0/1) –> Base AP <—-wireless mesh link —> Relay AP <–(wired connection on eth1) —> Downlink switch (port ge-0/0/1) <—wired connection on ge-0/0/2—-> PC (on access vlan20)

[Note: In this case, we will need to enable the ethernet port configurations as well since we have to pass vlan-id 20 of downlink network specifically which is not there in wireless network.]

 

Requirements:

  • Wired PC on downlink switch should get IP from Vlan 20.

  • There should not be any wireless SSID tagged on vlan 20.

  • Wireless clients should be getting Ips on Vlan 30.

  • Switches and APs should be getting Ips on vlan 10.

     

Uplink Switch ge-0/0/1 config:

set interfaces ge-0/0/1 native-vlan-id 10

set interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family ethernet-switching interface-mode trunk vlan members [1,10,20,30]

 

Downlink Switch ge-0/0/1 Configs:

set interfaces ge-0/0/1 native-vlan-id 10

set interfaces ge-0/0/1 unit 0 family ethernet-switching interface-mode trunk vlan members [1,10,20,30]

 

Downlink Switch ge-0/0/2 Configs:

set interfaces ge-0/0/2 unit 0 family ethernet-switching interface-mode access vlan member 20

 

Base AP Configs:

 

Relay AP: