User's Guide

AirTight Management Console Configuration
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Edit Mesh Profile
To edit a mesh profile, do the following.
1.
Go to Configuration>Device Configuration>SSID Profiles>Mesh Profiles.
2.
Select the location of the mesh profile to be edited, from the location tree. A list of mesh profiles
available at the location is seen in Mesh Profiles.
3.
Click the name of the mesh profile to edit.
4.
Edit the mesh profile parameters.
Field
Description
Profile Name
Name of the mesh profile.
SSID
SSID of the mesh profile. This is the network name of the
mesh network.
Max Hop Count
Maximum number of hops in which the wired network can be
reached. For instance, the maximum number of hops for a
root AP would be 0 as it is directly connected to the wired
network. Similarly, the maximum hops for a non
-root AP
directly communicating with the root AP it is 1.
Max downlinks
Maximum number of mesh APs that can directly connect to a
non
-root or root AP in the mesh network. This indicates the
maximum number of child nodes that a parent node can have
in the mesh tree topology. You can enter a
value between 0
and 5.
Min RSSI
Minimum RSSI for an AP to connect to another AP in the
mesh. An AP requesting to connect to another AP should
have the specified RSSI to be able to connect to the other AP.
You can enter a value between -100 and 0 dbm.
5.
Click Save to save the changes to the mesh profile.
Create Copy of Mesh Profile
You can create a copy of a mesh profile and use it as a distinct mesh profile by making minor
modifications to it.
To create a copy of a mesh profile, do the following.
1.
Go to Configuration>Device Configuration>SSID Profiles>Mesh Profiles.
2.
Select the location of the mesh profile from the location tree. A list of mesh profiles available at the
location is seen in Mesh Profiles.
3.
Click the name of the mesh profile to save with another name.
4.
Change the name of the mesh profile. Change any other parameters as required.
Field
Description
SSID
SSID of the mesh profile. This is the network name of
the mesh network.
Max Hop Count
Maximum number of hops in which the wired network
can be reached. For instance, the maximum number of
hops for a root AP would be 0 as it is directly connected
to the wired network. Similarly, the maximum hops for a
non
-root AP directly communicating with the root AP it is
1.
Max downlinks
Maximum number of mesh APs that can directly connect
to a non
-root or root AP in the mesh network. This
indicates the maximum number of child nodes that a