E500 as range extender

Can the e500 be used as a range extender and connect to non Cambium e500 or e400 AP's? I'm currently utilizing the e400 mesh feature and that works well, but I would like  to use the e500 to connect as a dhcp subscriber on a non Cambium AP. Is this a feature that is currently supported?


@mnkahle wrote:

Can the e500 be used as a range extender and connect to non Cambium e500 or e400 AP's? I'm currently utilizing the e400 mesh feature and that works well, but I would like  to use the e500 to connect as a dhcp subscriber on a non Cambium AP. Is this a feature that is currently supported?


the E500 does not support a repeater mode where it would connect as a client to the other APs, however it can form a mesh link with non-Cambium APs as long as the other APs support WDS. 

A knowledgebase article for this (AP connecting to Ruckus APs in WDS mode) is here:

http://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t5/cnPilot-E-Series-Hotspot-E500/Form-Mesh-links-between-Cambium-and-Ruckus-APs/m-p/63294#M55