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2. In the Profiles list, expand the Mesh menu, then select Mesh Cluster profile.
3. In the Profile Details window pane, click the Add a profile drop-down list and select NEW.
4. Enter a name for the new profile.
5. Configure the mesh cluster settings described in
Table 126, then click Apply.
Parameter Description
Profile Name Name of the mesh cluster profile. The name must be 1–63 characters.
Default: Mesh cluster profile named “default.”
Cluster Name Indicates the mesh cluster name. The name can have a maximum of 32 characters, and
is used as the MSSID for the mesh cluster. When you first create a new mesh cluster
profile, the profile uses the default cluster name “Dell-mesh”. Use the Cluster Name
parameter to define a new, unique MSSID before you assign APs or AP groups to the
mesh cluster profile.
NOTE: If you want a mesh cluster to use WPA2-PSK-AES encryption, do not use spaces in
the mesh cluster name, as this may cause errors in mesh points associated with that
mesh cluster.
To view existing mesh cluster profiles, use the CLI 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.
Important: If you create more than one mesh cluster profile for an AP or AP group, each
mesh cluster profile must use the same band.
Encryption Configures the data encryption, which can be either opensystem (no authentication or
encryption) or wpa2-psk-aes (WPA2 with AES encryption using a preshared key). It is
recommended to select wpa2-psk-aes and using the wpa-passphrase parameter to
select a passphrase.
Default: opensystem.
WPA Hexkey Configures a WPA pre-shared key. This key must be 64 hexadecimal characters
WPA
Passphrase
Sets the WPA password that generates the PSK. The passphrase must be between 8–63
characters, inclusive.
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.
Table 126: Mesh Cluster Profile Configuration Parameters