Configure Backhaul Failover

When Backhaul Failovers are enabled, the AP forms a mesh link with other hive members and can failover backhaul communications from Eth0 to a wireless interface if the Ethernet link goes down.

Note

Note

Extreme Networks provides defaults for each item in this section. The following steps are optional.
  1. Go to Configure > Common Objects > Policy > Radio Profiles.
  2. Select an existing radio profile, and then select Edit, or select Add.
  3. Enable Backhaul Failover.
  4. Configure the following settings to define when to failover the backhaul link from Ethernet to wireless, and when to return the backhaul to Ethernet:
    1. In Switch to Wireless Backhaul, set how long the Ethernet link must be down to trigger a failover to the wireless link.
    2. In Revert Back to Wired Backhaul, set how long the Ethernet link must be up before the AP returns backhaul communications to Ethernet.
      Use the menu to specify the time in seconds or minutes.
  5. Select SAVE RADIO PROFILE.
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