AP-51xx Access Point Product Reference Guide
9-16
If the Client Bridge checkbox has been selected, use the Mesh Network Name drop-down 
menu to select the WLAN (ESS) the client bridge uses to establish a wireless link. The 
default setting, is (WLAN1). Motorola recommends creating (and naming) a WLAN 
specifically for mesh networking support to differentiate the Mesh supported WLAN from 
non-Mesh supported WLANs. For more information, see Configuring a WLAN for Mesh 
Networking Support on page 9-9
Once the settings within the Radio Configuration screen are applied (for an initial 
deployment), the current number of base bridges visible to the radio displays within the BBs 
Visible field, and the number of base bridges currently connected to the radio displays 
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.
7. Select the Automatic Link Selection checkbox to allow the access point to select the links 
used by the client bridge to populate the mesh network. Selecting this checkbox prohibits 
NOTE Ensure you have verified the radio configuration for both Radio 1 and 
Radio 2 before saving the existing settings and exiting the Radio 
Configuration screen.v