User Manual Part 3

Configuring Mesh Networking
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12. Highlight a MAC address from the Preferred Base Bridge List and click the Up button to
assign that device’s MAC address a higher priority and a greater likelihood of joining the
mesh network if an association with another device is lost.
If a MAC address is not desirable as others but still worthy of being on the preferred list,
select it, and click the Down button to decrease its likelihood of being selected as a member
of the mesh network.
13. If a device MAC address is on the Preferred Base Bridge List and constitutes a threat as a
potential member of the mesh network (poor RSSI etc.), select it and click the Remove
button to exclude it from the preferred list.
If all of the members of the Preferred Base Bridge List constitute a risk as a member of the
mesh network, click the Remove All button. This is not recommended unless the preferred
list can be re-populated with more desirable device MAC addresses from the Available Base
Bridge List.
14. Click Ok to return to the Radio Configuration screen. Within the Radio Configuration screen,
click Apply to save any changes made within the Advanced Client Bridge Settings screen.
15. Click Cancel to undo any changes made within the Advanced Client Bridge Settings screen.
This reverts all settings for the screen to the last saved configuration.
16. Click Apply to save any changes to the Radio Configuration screen. Navigating away from
the screen without clicking Apply results in all changes to the screens being lost.
17. Click Undo Changes (if necessary) to undo any changes made. Undo Changes reverts the
settings displayed on the Radio Configuration screen to the last saved configuration.
18. Click Logout to securely exit the AP-5131 Symbol Access Point applet. A prompt displays
confirming the logout before the applet is closed.
Once the target radio has been enabled from the Radio Configuration screen, configure
the radio’s properties by selecting it from the AP-5131 menu tree.
CAUTION When defining a Mesh configuration and changes are saved, the
mesh network temporarily goes down. The mesh network is
unavailable because the access point radio goes down when applying
the changes. This can be problematic for users making changes within
a deployed mesh network. If updating the mesh network using a LAN
connection, the access point applet loses connection and the
connection must be re-instated. If updating the mesh network using a
WAN connection, the access point applet does not lose connection,
but the mesh network is unavailable until the changes have been
applied.
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