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airMAX - How to Connect airMAX M Stations to an airMAX AC Access Point

April 30, 2017 14:24

Overview

Users will learn how to connect airMAX M Stations to an airMAX AC Access Point.

Requirements:

airMAX AC device on airOS 8+

airMAX M device on airOS 6+

Note: airMAX Mixed Mode will only support airMAX AC radios in  Access Point mode.  E.g. You will not
be able to connect an airMAX AC Station to an airMAX M in Access Point mode.

Table of Contents

1. Access Point Con guration Steps

2. Station Radio Con guration

3. Still having trouble?

4. Related Articles

Access Point Con guration (Any airMAX AC radio on airOS 8+)

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1. Navigate to the Wireless tab via the Settings Icon   > Wireless.

2. Change Wireless mode to "Access Point PtMP Mixed Mode". This is the only wireless mode that will
allow airMAX M clients on airOS 6+ to connect.

3. Set the channel width to 20MHz. Note: 10/20/40MHz channel widths are supported in AC Mixed
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4. If using encryption (recommended) don't forget to note the WPA2-AES pre-shared key.

5. Save changes made on the Wireless tab with the "Save Changes" button at the bottom.

Your Wireless tab should look something like this on the AP.

Station Radio Con guration (Any airMAX M radio on airOS 6+)

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1. Navigate to the radios web interfaces (https://192.168.1.20 on factory default units).

2. Con rm the radio is on airOS6+ on the Main tab.

3. Navigate to the Wireless tab.

4. Set Wireless mode to "Station" and enable WDS (Transparent Bridge Mode).

5. Con rm channel width matches AP con guration (20MHz in this example or Auto 20/40MHz)

6. If using Wireless Encryption, set "Security" to WPA2-AES/PSK.

7. Set the SSID to match the AP or use the "Select" button to nd the Mixed Mode Wireless Network.  It
should show as airMAX AC under "Radio Mode".

8. Hit the "Change" button to apply the settings and then "Apply" to commit.

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Your Wireless tab should look something like this on the Station.

And once the Station connects (could take 1-2 minutes), it will look like the image below on the AP's
Main Tab. 

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Things to check:

SSID and WPA2-AES values on both radios

Channel width

Disable any frequency lists and con rm the Station supports the AP operating frequency.

Due to the number of channels available in the 5GHz band, it can sometimes take several
minutes for a radio to connect. Especially if the AP is using a DFS frequency that requires a wait
time before transmitting.

Con rm radios are on rmware that supports mixed mode operation.  airOS 8+ for AC devices
and airOS 6+ for M devices.

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