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Wireless Mesh configuration example (view source)
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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.
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<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>
===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.
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<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>
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