Users Manual Part 3

Indoor & Outdoor Access Points Revision: A0-09
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16.4 Network/Mesh configuration of thick AP
A wireless mesh network serves as a network of radio nodes organized in a mesh topology. All APs participating in
mesh topology does not need to have a wired connection for backhaul connectivity and only one root AP serves that
purpose.
Mesh configuration require access points to operate in two operating modes as follows:
1. Root Acces s Points: Root Access Points have wired connections, for example, Ethernet backhaul to a
wired network and to Wireless LAN Controller.
2. Repeater: Repeats wireless signals to extend range without being connected with cable to Access Point, or
with clients .
Mesh configuration allows access points to connect with each other in mesh topology. An access point (Root AP) is
connected to the wired network with the use of wireless connections over the 802.11 radio backhaul and other access
points act as repeaters in mesh topology.
A basic overview of the mesh configuration screen for thick AP is given below:
Figure 60: Basic overview of the mesh configuration screen for thick AP
Follow the steps given below to view the mesh configuration of thick AP:
Table 46: List of actions to view the mesh configuration of thick AP
Callout
Name
Description
1.
Network
Click on “Network” dropdown
2.
Mesh Configuration
Click on “Mesh Configuration” option
3.
Mesh Mode
Enable or disable the mesh mode. If enabled, provide the
following parameters
4.
AP Mode
Select the contributing mode of the access point in the mesh
topology from the drop down list
(Root AP/Repeater AP). If the AP mode is set to “Root AP”,
make sure that the AP is connected to the wired network
5.
Type
Select the type of mesh configuration from the dropdown list
(Auto/Manual). In case of “Auto” the connection between
and root AP and repeater AP is fixed automatically and in
case of “manual” the user need to define the SSID and