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
Extreme Networks provides
defaults for each item in this section. The following steps are optional.
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Go to .
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Create and save a new radio profile, or select an existing radio profile and
then select
.
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Enable Backhaul
Failover.
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Configure the following settings to define when to failover the backhaul link
from Ethernet to wireless, and when to return the backhaul to Ethernet:
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In Switch to Wireless
Backhaul, set how long the Ethernet link must be down to
trigger a failover to the wireless link.
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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.
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Select Save.
