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Configuring Proxim Mesh Radio Settings
1. Go to the Groups > Proxim Mesh configuration page to configure Mesh-specific radio settings.
2. Define the settings as required for your network. Figure 58 illustrates this page. Table 67 and Table 68
describe the settings and default values.
Figure 58 Groups > Proxim Mesh Page Illustration
The General section contains settings for mesh radio, number of mesh links, RSSI smoothing, roaming
threshold and de-auth client.
The Security section contains settings for SSID and enabling AES encryption.
3. The Mesh Cost Matrix configuration section contains settings for hop factor and maximum hops to portal,
RSSI factor and cut-off, medium occupancy factor and current medium occupancy weight. Adjust these
settings as required for your network. Table 69 describes these settings and default values.
Table 67 Groups > Proxim Mesh > General Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Mesh Radio 4.9/5Ghz Drop-down selects the radio that acts as the backhaul to the network.
Maximum Mesh Links 6 Sets the maximum number of mesh links allowed on an AP. This number includes the
uplink to the portal as well as downlinks to other mesh APs.
Neighbor RSSI
Smoothing
16 Specifies the number of beacons to wait before switching to a new link.
Roaming Threshold 80 Specifies the difference in cost between two paths that must be exceeded before
the AP roams. To switch to a new path it must have a cost that is less by at least the
roaming threshold. A high threshold results in fewer mesh roams.
Deauth Client when
Uplink is Down
Yes With Yes selected, clients have authentication removed (are deauthenticated) if the
uplink is lost.
Table 68 Groups > Proxim Mesh > Security Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
SSID None Sets the SSID used by the Mesh Radio to connect to the mesh network.
Enable AES No Enable or disable AES encryption.
Table 69 Groups > Proxim Mesh > Mesh Cost Matrix Fields and Default Values
Setting Default Description
Hop Factor 5 Sets the factor associated with each hop when calculating the best path to the portal AP.
Higher factors will have more impact when deciding the best uplink.