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Fortress ES-Series CLI Guide: Networking and Radio Configuration
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Three settings configure the port’s FastPath Mesh attributes
and apply only when FastPath Mesh is enabled on the Mesh
Point:
 MeshIf (-meshif, a.k.a., FastPath Mesh Interface Mode) -
establishes the port’s role in the FP Mesh network.
 core interfaces connect to other FastPath Mesh
network nodes.
When VLANs are used in FastPath Mesh bridging
deployments, all FP Mesh core interfaces
must be
configured as VLAN trunk ports (described below).
 access interfaces connect Non-Mesh Points (NMPs) to
the network. All Ethernet ports are configured as FP
Mesh
access interfaces by default.
 UCostOffset ( -ucost , or user cost offset) - allows you to
weight the port more heavily in the FP Mesh cost equation
in order to make it less attractive relative to other
interfaces. Enter a non-negative integer between
0 (zero)
and
4,294,967,295 . The higher the offset, the less attractive
the interface. A neighbor with the maximum cost
(
4,294,967,295 ) will never be used to route traffic. The
default is
0 (zero). Network Cost Weighting and the FP
Mesh cost equation are described in Section 3.2.2.
 MeshEncap ( -meshencap , or mesh encapsulation) - adds the
capability to add two additional MAC addresses to
encrypted packets traversing wired interfaces. The two new
addresses become the MAC addresses of the sending
Mesh Point and the receiving Mesh Point.
The purpose of this feature is to improve interoperability
with Layer 2 switches when the Ethernet ports are used as
Mesh Core. This feature is automatically enabled whenever
an Ethernet port is configured as a Mesh Core, unless the
administrator specifically disables it.
It is highly recommended that Mesh encapsulation is not
disabled on Mesh Core interfaces, unless there is a need to
interoperate with older software for a temporary amount of
time.
Ports that connect Mesh Points to one another must be
configured as
core interfaces, and these core interfaces must
all be configured to reside in the same
Zone ( encrypted or
clear ) as the FP Mesh network as a whole.