Administrator Guide

l In multi-controller networks, save your mesh cluster configuration before provisioning the mesh nodes. To
save your configuration in the WebUI, at the top of any window click Save Configuration. To save your
configuration in the CLI, use the command write memory.
l If the same port on the controller is used to provision APs and provide PoE for mesh nodes, you must stop
traffic from passing through that port after you provision the AP. To stop traffic, shut down (disable) the
port either by using the CLI command interface fastethernet <slot>/<port> shutdown, or by following
the procedure below.
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Network > Ports window.
2. Under Port Selection, click the port to configure.
3. Under Configure Selected Port, deselect (uncheck) Enable Port.
4. Make sure Enable 802.3af Power Over Ethernet is selected.
5. Click Apply.
Provisioning Mesh Nodes
Reprovisioning the AP causes it to automatically reboot. The following procedures describe the process to
provision a mesh portal or mesh node via the WebUI or CLI. (The easiest way to provision a mesh node is to
use the Provisioning window in the WebUI.) To provision a remote mesh portal, see Configuring Remote Mesh
Portals (RMPs).
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Installation > Provisioning window. Select the AP to
provision for mesh and click Provision.
2. In the Master Discovery section, set the Master IP address as the controller IP address.
3. In the IP settings section, select Obtain IP Address Using DHCP.
4. In the AP List section, do the following:
l Configure the Mesh Role:
l To configure the AP as the mesh portal, select Mesh Portal.
l To configure the AP as a mesh point, select Mesh Point.
l Configure the Outdoor Parameters, if needed. The following parameters are available only if configuring
an outdoor AP:
l Latitude coordinates (degrees, minutes, seconds, north or south)
l Longitude coordinates (degrees, minutes, seconds, east or west)
l Altitude (in meters)
l Antenna bearing (horizontal coverage)
l Antenna tilt angle (optimum coverage)
The above parameters apply to all outdoor APs, not just outdoor APs configured for mesh.
5. Click Apply and Reboot. After the controller reboots, mesh cluster profiles are extracted from the AP
group and the AP name.
In the CLI
When you use the command-line interface to reprovision a mesh node, you may also provision other AP
settings.
Access the CLI in config mode and issue the following commands:
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