Doc No. FM0855 issue 2 Page 21
16. MESH NODE SETUP
The Mesh Nodes are the Access Points connected wirelessly to the Mesh Root.
Up to 7 Mesh Nodes can be added per site to increase the VoWiFi coverage.
Power-up the Access Point to be setup as a Mesh Node and wait for the 2.4G and 5G
LED’s to
illuminate.
Connect LAN A1 to your Laptop Ethernet port using the UTP Patch lead supplied.
Open a web browser and type:
http://192.168.1.2
for a new or factory defaulted Access Point.
Enter the default
User Name
of “admin” and the default
Password
of “admin” and click
Login
.
Go to the
LAN
menu and select
General Setup
In the “LAN
IP Network Configuration Setup” de
-select the
Enable DHCP Client
checkbox
Enter the IP address:
192.168.0.51
for Mesh Node 1
For Mesh Node 2 enter: 192.168.0.52 through to Mesh Node 7 enter: 192.168.0.57
Enter the same Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
for all Mesh Nodes 1-7
Enter the same Default Gateway:
192.168.0.1
for all Mesh Nodes 1-7, then press
OK
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Go to the
Wireless LAN (2.4GHz)
menu
Select
General Setup
Ensure the
Enable wireless LAN
checkbox is selected
Ensure the
Enable 2 Subnet (Simulate 2 APs)
checkbox is de-selected then press
OK
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Select
Roaming
Select
Strictly Minimum RSSI
(-73dBm / 42%) then press
OK
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Go to the
Wireless LAN (5GHz)
menu
Select
General Setup
Ensure the
Enable wireless LAN
checkbox is selected
Ensure the
Enable 2 Subnet (Simulate 2 APs)
checkbox is de-selected then press
OK
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Select
Roaming
Select
Strictly Minimum RSSI
(-73dBm / 42%) then press
OK
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Disconnect the Mesh Node from your Laptop.
Repeat the same process for all other Mesh Nodes being deployed on the site.