Meru Technical Note - When AP is in Bridge mode, and if the controller gets disconnected from the network, will it go for a reboot or will wait until link probe duration period?

[nsamuel]

Description

How does an AP in Bridge mode behave when the controller gets disconnected from the network?

Scope

KB ARTICLE TYPE: Design

RELATED PRODUCTS: Applies to all AP’s which support bridge mode

RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: N/A

KEYWORDS: ap,bridge

Solution

When the AP is in bridge mode, anytime the controller loses the connectivity to the network, the AP continues to run even if the keep-alive timeout of 25 has expired.  Being in bridge mode, the AP does not reboot and keeps running till link duration period and serves the WiFi clients.