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| In order to avoid conflicts, each node router needs to be leased their LAN IP by mesh gateway. To do so: Access router‘s WebUI. | | In order to avoid conflicts, each node router needs to be leased their LAN IP by mesh gateway. To do so: Access router‘s WebUI. |
| <ol> | | <ol> |
− | <li>Access router‘s WebUI. Navigate to '''Network''' -> '''Interfaces''' -> '''LAN'''.</li> | + | <li>Access router‘s WebUI. Navigate to '''Network''' -> '''Interfaces'''.</li> |
| <li>Press pencil icon on the right of the LAN interface.</li> | | <li>Press pencil icon on the right of the LAN interface.</li> |
| <li>Change Protocol to DHCP.</li> | | <li>Change Protocol to DHCP.</li> |
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| ===Common settings=== | | ===Common settings=== |
| The following settings need to be applied to all of the routers in the wireless mesh network including mesh gateway and nodes. | | The following settings need to be applied to all of the routers in the wireless mesh network including mesh gateway and nodes. |
| + | <ol> |
| + | <li>Open router‘s WebUI and navigate to '''Network''' -> '''Wireless'''.</li> |
| + | <li>Depending on your application requirements and availability, open 2.4GHz or 5GHz interface configuration. 2.4GHz is selected for this example.</li> |
| + | <li>In '''General Setup''' tab make sure '''Mode''' is selected as '''Access Point'''.</li> |
| + | <li>Change SSID so that it would be '''the same in all of the routers'''.</li> |
| + | <li>In '''Wireless Security''' tab select encryption and set Password so that it would be '''the same in all of the routers'''.</li> |
| + | <li>In router‘s WebUI, Navigate to '''Network''' -> '''Wireless''' section. </li> |
| + | <li>'''Add new''' 2.4GHZ or 5GHz interface. This frequency band must match in all routers. </li> |
| + | <li>An interface configuration window will show up. In '''General Setup''' tab '''Enable''' interface, select Mode as '''Mesh''', and enter Mesh ID. '''Mesh ID Must be identical on all devices'''.</li> |
| + | <li>In '''Wireless Security''' tab select Encryption '''WPA3 – SAE''' and enter the Password. '''The password must match on all devices'''.</li> |
| + | <li>In '''Advanced Settings''' tab enable Forward mesh peer traffic and set RSSI threshold for joining to -80. Leave the rest as set by default.</li> |
| + | </ol> |