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Associating a Profile to Mesh APs
Use the following procedure to associate a mesh cluster profile to a group of mesh APs or an individual mesh AP
via the WebUI. If you configure multiple cluster profiles with different cluster priorities, you manually override
the link metric algorithm because the priority takes precedence over the path cost. In this scenario, the mesh
portal uses the profile with the highest priority to bring-up the mesh network.
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration window. Select either the AP Group or AP
Specific tab.
z If you selected AP Group, click the Edit button by the AP group name to which you want to assign a new
mesh cluster profile.
z If you selected AP Specific, click the Edit button by the AP to which you want to assign a new mesh
cluster profile
2. Under the Profiles list, expand the Mesh menu, then select Mesh Cluster profile.
3. In the Profile Details window pane, click the Mesh Cluster profile drop-down list select New.
z To add an existing mesh cluster profile to the selected AP group, click the Add a profile drop-down list
and select a new profile name from the list.
z To create a new mesh cluster profile to the selected AP group, click the Add a profile drop-down list and
select NEW. Enter a name for the new mesh cluster profile.
4. Click the using priority drop-down list to select a priority for the mesh cluster profile. The lower the number,
the higher the priority.
5. Click Add to add the mesh cluster profile to the AP group.
6. Click Apply. The profile name appears in the mesh cluster profile list with your configured settings. If you
configure this for the AP group, this profile also becomes the mesh cluster profile used by the mesh portal for
your mesh network.
Priority Indicates the priority of the cluster profile.
The mesh cluster priority determines the order by which the mesh cluster profiles are used. This allows
you, rather than the link metric algorithm, to control the network topology by defining the cluster profiles to
use if one becomes unavailable
Specify the cluster priority when creating a new profile or adding an existing profile to a mesh cluster. If
more than two mesh cluster profiles are configured, mesh points use the priority numbers to identify
primary and backup profile(s).
NOTE: The lower the number, the higher the priority. Therefore, the profile with the lowest number is the
primary profile. Each profile must use a unique priority value to ensure a deterministic mesh path.
Default: 1 for the “default” mesh cluster profile and all user-created cluster profiles. The recovery profile
has a priority of 255 (this is not a user-configured profile). The range is 1–16.
Cluster Name Indicates the mesh cluster name. The name can have a maximum of 32 characters, which is used as the
MSSID. When you create a new cluster profile, it is a member of the “Dell-mesh” cluster.
NOTE: Each mesh cluster profile should have a unique MSSID. Configure a new MSSID before you apply
the mesh cluster profile.
To view existing mesh cluster profiles, use the command: show ap mesh-cluster-profile.
A mesh portal chooses the best cluster profile and provisions it for use. A mesh point can have a maximum
of 16 cluster profiles.
Default: Mesh cluster named “Dell-mesh.”
RF Band Indicates the band for mesh operation for multiband radios. Select a or g.
Table 42 Mesh Cluster Profile Configuration Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Description