Configuring Wireless Parameters 235Nortel WLAN—Management Software 2300 Series Reference GuideIf you want to specify the VLAN later when configuring the access rules, you can leave theVLAN Name box blank.16 Select or create the radio profile to map to this service profile.By default, the default radio profile is selected.• To map the service profile to the default radio profile, leave default selected and go tostep 17.• To map the service profile to a different radio profile, select the radio profile and goto step 17.• To create a new radio profile:a Select Create new Radio Profile and click Next.b Type the radio profile name in the Name box and click Next.c Select the radios you want to manage with the radio profile and click Move to move themto the Current Members list.d Go to step 17.17 Click Finish.Configuring a Mesh Services ProfileWLAN mesh services allow an AP to provide wireless services to clients without a wired interface on the AP.Instead of a wired interface, there is a radio link to another AP with a wired interface.WLAN mesh services can be used at sites when running Ethernet cable to a location is inconvenient,expensive or impossible.1 Access the Mesh Service Profile wizard:a In the Organizer panel, click on the plus sign next to the WSS switch to configure theservice profile.b Click on the plus sign next to Wireless.c Select Wireless Services.d In the Task List panel, select Mesh Service Profile.2 Read the description of the wizard on the first page, then click Next.Note. If you have not planned RF coverage or configured any APs in the networkplan yet, no radios are listed. You can add the radios later. (Select the radio profile,click Properties, then select Radio Selection. See “Configuring Advanced RadioProfile Settings” (page 247).)Note. Power must be available at the location where the Mesh AP is installed.
