Configure Transparent Bridge

A Transparent Bridge enables you to expand the wireless network by interconnecting the wireless APs through wireless links in addition to the traditional method of interconnecting APs via a wired network. A Transparent Bridge deployment is ideally suited for locations where installing Ethernet cabling is too expensive or physically impossible. Transparent Bridge:
  • Enables connectivity over a mesh network without requiring policy enforcement.
  • Carries VLAN tagged traffic between two areas of connection: trunk ingress-trunk egress.
  • Typically used for point-to-point links.
To configure Transparent Bridge:
  1. Configure a Mesh Point Network. See Mesh Point Network Settings.
  2. Configure two device groups: One device group for the Root AP and one device group for non-root APs. See Configure Device Groups for Mesh Point.
  3. From the non-root AP device group, configure the ETH1 Port Function:
    1. Select Advanced to view Advanced Profile settings.
    2. From the ETH1 Port Function field, select Bridge.
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    Configure Transparent Bridge from Device Group Configuration Profile
    Configuration Profile Advanced Settings - Transparent Bridge
    Note

    Note

    Transparent Bridge provides a mesh link between two sites without requiring policy enforcement per device. Network policy and VLAN are not configured, and the ETH1 check box on the device group configuration Profile Networks tab is not displayed.

    The Bridge port is not supported on access points with a single Ethernet port.

You can configure Transparent Bridge for all APs in a device group and you can override settings for one or more individual APs from the AP Advance Settings > Override dialog.

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