It'll work just fine. We actually have a couple redundant links using RSTP that are just SMs pointing to another tower.
Like Ken, said, it's not a long term solution, but for what you are doing it would work exactly as you expect. On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 4:18 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > I have done it. Make sure SM isolation isn’t on. I wouldn’t use it as a > long term solution, but for what you’re describing, I have done it and it > worked. > > *From:* Christopher Gray <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:11 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] PMP100 Stand Alone / Backhaul From SM? > > I'm looking for a quick fix while I reconfigure some customers. > > I have fiber feeding a single PMP100 5 GHz AP connecting to 5 SMs. I'm > about to lose the fiber. Can I add a 6th SM and use that connection as > temporary backhaul? Will all the SMs effectively behave like they're just a > L2 switch? > > I don't have access to the location to setup a proper backhaul. I'm > setting up a new AP at a different location, but I'm short on time and want > to make sure the customers stay up somehow while the new site is setup > (recognizing it will be at a reduced capacity as a result of using airtime > twice). > > -Chris >
