Dell W-Series 207 Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 User Guide - Page 336

The mesh portal broadcasts a mesh services set identifier (MSSID/ mesh cluster name) to advertise the mesh network service to other mesh points in that Instant network. This is not configurable and is transparent to the user. The mesh points authenticate to the mesh portal and establish a link that is secured using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption. The mesh portal reboots after 5 minutes when it loses its uplink connectivity to a wired network. Mesh Points The mesh point establishes an all-wireless path to the mesh portal. The mesh point provides traditional WLAN services such as client connectivity, intrusion detection system (IDS) capabilities, user role association, and Quality of Service (QoS) for LAN-to-mesh communication to clients and performs mesh backhaul/network connectivity. A mesh point also supports LAN bridging. You can connect any wired device to the downlink port of the mesh point. In the case of single Ethernet port platforms such as W-IAP105, you can convert the Eth0 uplink port to a downlink port by enabling Eth0 Bridging. For additional information, see Configuring Wired Bridging on Ethernet 0 for Mesh Point on page 336. Setting up Instant Mesh Network Starting from Instant 6.4.0.2-4.1.0.0 release, mesh functionality is disabled by default, because of which overthe-air provisioning of mesh W-IAPs is not supported. To provision W-IAPs as mesh W-IAPs: 1. Connect the W-IAPs to a wired switch. 2. Ensure that the VC key is synchronized and the country code is configured. 3. Ensure that a valid SSID is configured on the W-IAP. 4. If the W-IAP has a factory default SSID (Instant SSID), delete the SSID. 5. If an extended SSID (ESSID) is enabled on the VC, disable it and reboot the W-IAP cluster. 6. Disconnect the W-IAPs that you want to deploy as mesh points from the switch, and place the W-IAPs at a remote location. The W-IAPs come up without any wired uplink connection and function as mesh points. The W-IAPs with valid uplink connections function as mesh portals. Instant does not support the topology in which the W-IAPs are connected to the downlink Ethernet port of a mesh point. Configuring Wired Bridging on Ethernet 0 for Mesh Point Instant supports wired bridging on the Enet0 port of a W-IAP. If W-IAP is configured to function as a mesh point, you can configure wired bridging. Enabling wired bridging on this port of a W-IAP makes the port available as a downlink wired bridge and allows client access through the port. When using 3G uplink, the wired port will be used as downlink. You can configure support for wired bridging on the Enet0 port of a W-IAP by using the Instant UI or the CLI. 336 | Mesh W-IAP Configuration Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide