Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Profiles
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9.6 ZyMesh Profile Commands
ZyMesh is a ZyXEL-proprietary feature. In a ZyMesh, multiple managed APs form a WDS (Wireless
Distribution System) to expand the wireless network and provide services or forward traffic between the
Zyxel Device and wireless clients. ZyMesh also allows the Zyxel Device to use CAPWAP to automatically
update the configuration settings on the managed APs (in repeater mode) through wireless
connections. The managed APs (in repeater mode) are provisioned hop by hop.The managed APs in a
WDS or ZyMesh must use the same SSID, channel number and pre-shared key. A manged AP can be
either a root AP or repeater in a ZyMesh.
Note: All managed APs should be connected to the Zyxel Device directly to get the
configuration file before being deployed to build a ZyMesh/WDS. Ensure you restart the
managed AP after you change its operating mode using the wlan-radio-profile
radio_profile_name role commands.
• Root AP: a managed AP that can transmit and receive data from the Zyxel Device via a wired
Ethernet connection.
• Repeater: a managed AP that transmit and/or receive data from the Zyxel Device via a wireless
connection through a root AP.
Note: When managed APs are deployed to form a ZyMesh/WDS for the first time, the root AP
must be connected to an AP controller (the Zyxel Device).
The maximum number of hops (the repeaters beteen a wireless client and the root AP) you can have in
a ZyMesh varies according to how many wireless clients a managed AP can support.
Note: A ZyMesh/WDS link with more hops has lower throughput.
Note: When the wireless connection between the root AP and the repeater is up, in order to
prevent bridge loops, the repeater would not be able to transmit data through its
Ethernet port(s). The repeater then could only receive power from a PoE device if you
use PoE to provide power to the managed AP via an 8-ping Etherent cable.
The following table identifies the values required for many of these commands. Other input values are
discussed with the corresponding commands.
Table 29 Input Values for General ZyMesh Profile Commands
LABEL DESCRIPTION
zymesh_profile_name
The ZyMesh profile name. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters, underscores
(
_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This value is case-
sensitive.
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