Changes

===Mesh gateway===

===Mesh gateway===

This router must have access to the internet. The following settings should be enabled by default.  

This router must have access to the internet. The following settings should be enabled by default.  

# Access router‘s WebUI. Navigate to '''Network''' -> '''Interfaces'''.  

# Access router‘s WebUI. Navigate to '''Network''' → '''Interfaces'''.  

# Press the pencil icon on the right of the LAN interface.

# Press the pencil icon on the right of the LAN interface.

# If necessary, select Protocol in the General settings tab as Static.  

# If necessary, select Protocol in the General settings tab as Static.  

===Mesh nodes===

===Mesh nodes===

In order to avoid conflicts, each node router needs to be leased their LAN IP by mesh gateway. To do so:   

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. Navigate to '''Network''' -> '''Interfaces'''.</li>  

# Access router‘s WebUI. Navigate to '''Network''' → '''Interfaces'''.</li>  

# Press pencil icon on the right of the LAN interface.</li>

# Press pencil icon on the right of the LAN interface.</li>

# Change Protocol to DHCP.</li>   

# Change Protocol to DHCP.</li>   

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>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>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>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>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 '''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. '''Add new''' 2.4GHZ or 5GHz interface. '''This frequency band must match in all routers'''. </li>

     <li>In router‘s WebUI, Navigate to '''Network''' → '''Wireless''' section. '''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>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 '''Wireless Security''' tab select Encryption '''WPA3 – SAE''' and enter the Password. '''The password must match on all devices'''.</li>

==Testing the configuration==

==Testing the configuration==

There are several ways to check the connection.  

There are several ways to check the connection.  

*Navigate to '''Network''' -> '''Wireless'''. The mesh interface, in this case "1", shows the number of connected mesh nodes, which is 2.

*Navigate to '''Network''' → '''Wireless'''. The mesh interface, in this case "1", shows the number of connected mesh nodes, which is 2.

[[File:Networking rutx11 configuration example wireless mesh test 1 v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]]  

[[File:Networking rutx11 configuration example wireless mesh test 1 v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]]  

*A list of IP addresses leased by mesh gateway can be viewed by going to Status -> Network-> LAN. In the screenshot given IP addresses can be seen given to the two RUT routers as well as a device, connected to the access point.

*A list of IP addresses leased by mesh gateway can be viewed by going to Status → Network → LAN. In the screenshot given IP addresses can be seen given to the two RUT routers as well as a device, connected to the access point.

[[File:Networking rutx11 configuration example wireless mesh test 2 v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]]

[[File:Networking rutx11 configuration example wireless mesh test 2 v2.png|border|class=tlt-border]]

*Those IPs can be pinged from the mesh gateway despite the fact that there is no wired or mobile connection between the mesh nodes.  

*Those IPs can be pinged from the mesh gateway despite the fact that there is no wired or mobile connection between the mesh nodes.