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Installing and Configuring an Enterprise Mesh System
To configure the Enterprise Mesh setup, you will configure one AP at a time (in
order), moving from the gateway out toward to leaf.
Define the Channel of Operation for the Backhaul Link
The backhaul channel configuration on the 802.11a radio is configured on the
gateway AP and replicated to the remaining wireless Enterprise Mesh APs when they
are added to the mesh network via the parent AP configuration.
By default, channel 40 is set and need not be changed unless this channels is not
available for your site.
To change the backhaul channel, on the gateway AP, enter the following commands.
The interface Dot11Radio command specifies the AP ID (1 in this example) followed
by the interface number (2). This example sets a backhaul to channel to 44.
Default# configure terminal
(config)# interface Dot11Radio 1 2
(config-if-802)# channel 44
(config-if-802)# end
After the channel is set, the AP reboots and appears on the newly configured
channel. Use the command show interfaces Dot11Radio 2 to verify the new backhaul
channel for the AP.
Define the AP Role, Parent AP ID, and Backhaul Dataplane-Encryption
The Enterprise Mesh requires the AP roles change from the default access to gateway
(for the one gateway AP) and wireless for the remaining APs. Configure the APs one
at a time, in order, starting with the gateway. Turning on encryption results a secure
environment.
1. For the AP that will be the gateway (this example uses AP 1), display the current
AP setting with the show ap command:
Default# show ap 1
AP Table
AP ID : 1
AP Name : EMesh-GW
Serial Number : 00:12:F2:04:02:b9
Uptime : 00d:00h:00m:00s
Location :
Building :
Floor :
Contact :
Operational State : Enabled
Availability Status : Online
Alarm State :
LED Mode : Normal
AP Init Script :
Boot Image Version :
FPGA Version :
Runtime Image Version : 3.6-40