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Configuring Proxim Mesh Radio Settings
1. Navigate to the Groups > Proxim Mesh configuration page to configure Mesh-specific radio settings.
2. Define the settings as required for your network. Figure 65 illustrates this page. Table 74 and Table 76
describe the settings and default values.
Figure 65 Group
s > Proxim Mesh Page Illustration
The Ge
neral 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 Me
sh Count 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 77 describes these settings and default values.
Table 75 Group
s > Mesh Radio Settings > 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.
Max Number of 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.
De-auth Client when
Uplink is
down
Yes With Yes selected, clients have authentication removed (are deauthenticated) if the
uplink is lost.
Table 76 Groups > Mesh Radio Settings > 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.