Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 2925 - If Your AP Is Part of a Wireless Mesh Network; Wlan;Wireless Device Association LED

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Introducing the ZoneFlex Access Point
If Your AP is Part of a Wireless Mesh Network
If Your AP is Part of a Wireless Mesh Network
A wireless mesh network is a peer-to-peer, multi-hop wireless network wherein
participant nodes cooperate to route packets. In a Ruckus Wireless mesh network,
the routing nodes (that is, the Ruckus Wireless APs forming the network), or “mesh
nodes”, form the network's backbone. Clients (for example, laptops and mobile
devices) connect to the mesh nodes and use the backbone to communicate with one
another, and, if permitted, with nodes on the Internet. The mesh network enables
clients to reach other systems by creating a path that “hops” between nodes.
When deployed as a mesh network, Ruckus Wireless APs communicate with ZoneDi-
rector through a wired LAN connection or through wireless LAN connection with other
Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex access points.
NOTE: There are no mesh-related configuration settings on your AP. Mesh settings
are all configured on ZoneDirector.
If you deployed your ZoneFlex AP as part of a wireless mesh network, you can check
the LEDs on the AP to determine its mesh status. The two LEDs on the ZoneFlex AP
that indicate mesh status are:
■ WLAN/Wireless Device Association LED - Indicates downlink status and client
association status
■ Signal/Air Quality LED - Indicates uplink status and the quality of the AP's wireless
signal
NOTE: ZoneFlex 7962 with software version 8.0 does not support mesh networking.
WLAN/Wireless Device Association LED
The behavior of the WLAN LED is the same on both Root AP and Mesh AP. Refer to
the table below for a complete list of possible LED colors and behaviors for Root APs
and Mesh APs, and the mesh status that they indicate.
Table 9. WLAN/Wireless Device Association LED behavior
LED Color/Behavior Root AP / Mesh AP
Green • No mesh downlink, and;
• At least one client is associated with the AP
Amber • No mesh downlink, and;
• No client is associated with the AP
Fast blinking green • At least one mesh downlink exists, and;
• At least one client is associated with the AP