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3.4.2.5 Mesh Settings
WA512GM series
support mesh network. Click checkbox and submit button to enable mesh network. SSID will be
used as connections for both mesh links and wireless clients. Mesh link will be connected automatically to form
adaptive mesh network. There are 2 roles in mesh network:
CAP
: Central AP, also known as root AP,
with a wired data connection that can be configured to relay data to and
from mesh APs. In CAP, you can enable MESH in 2.4GHz or 5GHz frequency, define SSID and Key for the MESH
network. The DHCP server feature is enabled automatically in CAP, it can assign IP address to MESH RE devices and
connected clients.
RE
: Range Extender, to form a mesh network by uplink to other RE or CAP. In MESH RE device, the MESH SSID and
Key setting must follow CAP settings.
Note that other wireless modes including AP/client/WDS AP/WDS client modes will be dismissed and can’t be
configured. Disable mesh to go back to AP/client/WDS AP/WDS client mode.
MESH Settings
TERMS
DESCRIPTION
Mesh
Check the box to enable mesh network
Operation Mode
Select the Operation Mode in mesh network.
CAP: Central AP, node with WAN uplink for outside network.
RE: Node has only uplink to other RE nodes or CAP nodes, functions as range
extender.
WLAN 1 Channel
Select the channel of WLAN 1 (CAP only)
WLAN 2 Channel
Select the channel of WLAN 2 (CAP only)
AP/client/WDS AP/WDS client modes will be dismissed when mesh enabled. Disable
mesh to enable AP/client/WDS AP/WDS client modes again.