Edge-Core EAP102 - Wireless Networks - Open Mesh Settings; Figure 47: Open Mesh Settings

Chapter 4 | Wireless Settings
Radio Settings
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 OpenRoaming Settings — Click to access the OpenRoaming profile settings
page. See “OpenRoaming” on page 57 for profile configuration.
Wireless Networks —
Open Mesh Settings
Open Mesh is a network of interconnected node APs, of which only one has a
wired connection to the network (and the Internet). The other AP nodes provide
wireless links to each other and some support connections to wireless clients. The
mesh network not only extends wireless connectivity over a greater distance, but
also provides backup links should one node in the network fail.
When setting up an AP to be a node in a mesh network, select one radio interface
(2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) and configure it to operate on a specific channel (do not select
Auto).Set up other AP nodes to operate on the same radio interface, channel, and
with the same SSID.
Figure 47: Open Mesh Settings
The following items are displayed in this section of the Wireless Settings page:
 Mesh Point — Enables Open Mesh support on the SSID interface.
 Mesh ID — Name of the mesh network.
 Method — Security applied on Open Mesh links.
 No Security — None.
 WPA3-Personal — Uses WPA3 with Simultaneous Authentication of
Equals (SAE) on mesh links to other APs.
 Network Behavior — One of the following connection methods must be
specified. (Default: Route to Internet)
 Bridge to Internet — Configures an interface as attached to the WAN.
Traffic from this interface is directly bridged into the Internet. (See
Figure 29, “Bridge to Internet", on page 47.)
 Route to Internet — Configures an interface as a member of the LAN.
Traffic from this interface is routed across the access point and out through
an interface which is bridged to the Internet. (See Figure 30, “Route to
Internet", on page 47.)