Service Settings

Procedure

1. Choose Configuration > Fast WLAN Config > Mesh. In AP Group List, select an AP group, then click the Service Settings tab.
2. Configure Mesh parameters for all APs in the AP group. For description of the parameters, see Table 1.

   Table 1 Mesh parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Mesh role	Role of a Mesh node. Mesh-Portal: MPP Mesh-node: MP
   Radio	Radio used by Mesh links. Radio 0: 2.4 GHz Radio 1: 5 GHz Radio 2: 5 GHz
   Mesh ID	Mesh ID in the Mesh profile.
   Bandwidth	Operating bandwidth of the radio. Radios of different AP nodes on a Mesh link must be configured with the same bandwidth.
   Channel	Radio channel. Radios of different AP nodes on a Mesh link must be configured with the same channel.
   EIRP	Transmit power of a radio.
   Coverage distance	Radio coverage distance parameter.
   Antenna gain	Antenna gain of a radio.
   Security policy	Security policy in the Mesh profile. Currently, the Mesh profile supports only the security policy WPA2+PSK+AES.
   Key type	Shared key authentication. PASS-PHRASE: indicates a key phrase. HEX: indicates a hexadecimal number.
   Key	Authentication key.
   Confirm key	Indicates the confirm key. The format is the same as that of key.

3. Configure a Mesh whitelist.

   After the Mesh whitelist is bound to an AP radio, only neighboring APs with MAC addresses in the whitelist can connect to the AP.

   1. Click Edit following Mesh Whitelist.
   2. Configure the Mesh whitelist in the displayed window.
      • To add MAC addresses to the Mesh whitelist, enter AP MAC addresses and click .
      • To delete MAC addresses from the Mesh whitelist, select AP MAC addresses that you want to delete and click .

   3. Click OK.
4. Click Apply.