MeshConnex Policy Settings

To set a mesh point's policy setting configuration:

  1. Select the Configuration tab from the Web UI.

  2. Select Profiles from the Configuration tab.

  3. Select Manage Profiles from the Configuration > Profiles menu.

  4. Select Mesh Point.

  5. Refer to the Mesh Point screen to review existing mesh point configurations and determine whether a new mesh point configuration requires creation or an existing mesh point configuration requires modification.

  6. If an existing Mesh Point configuration does not meet your requirements, select the Add button to create a new configuration or Edit to modify the parameters of an existing configuration.

    The Settings tab displays by default.

  7. Set the following General parameters:

    MeshConnex Policy

    If adding a new policy, specify a name for the MeshConnex Policy. The name cannot be edited later with other configuration parameters. Until a viable name is provided, the Settings tab cannot be enabled for configuration.

    Is Root

    Select the root behavior of this mesh point. Select True to indicate this mesh point is a root node for this mesh network. Select False to indicate this mesh point is not a root node for this mesh network.

    Root Selection Method

    Use the drop-down menu to determine whether this meshpoint is the root or non-root meshpoint.

    Set as Cost Root

    Select this option to set the mesh point as the cost root for meshpoint root selection. This setting is disabled by default.

    Monitor Critical Resources

    Enable this feature to allow dynamic conversion of a mesh point from root to non-root when there is a critical resource failure. This option is disabled by default.

    Monitor Primary Port Link

    Enable this feature to allow dynamic conversion of a mesh point from root to non-root during a link down event. This option is disabled by default.

    Wired Peer Excluded

    Select this option to exclude a mesh from forming a link with another mesh device that's a wired peer. This option is disabled by default.

    Path Method

    Use the drop-down menu to select the method (criteria) used for selecting the root path.

    None – Select this to indicate no criteria used in root path selection.

    uniform – Select this to indicate that the path selection method is uniform. When selected, two paths will be considered equivalent if the average value is the same for these paths.

    mobile-snr-leaf – Select this if this access point is mounted on a vehicle or a mobile platform (AP 7161 models only). When selected, the path to the route will be selected based on the Signal To Noise Ratio (SNR) to the neighbor device.

    snr-leaf – Select this to indicate that the path with the best signal to noise ratio is always selected.
Note

Note

When using 4.9GHz, the root preferences selection for the radio's preferred interface still displays as 5GHz.

  1. Set the following Root Path Preferences:

    Preferred Neighbor

    Specify the MAC address of a preferred neighbor within the mesh topology.

    Preferred Root

    Specify the MAC address of a a preferred root device.

    Preferred Interface

    Use the drop-down menu to set the preferred mesh point interface to either 2.4GHz, 4.9GHz or 5.0GHz.

  2. Set the following Root Method Hysteresis:

    Minimum Threshold

    Enter the minimum value for SNR above which a candidate for the next hop in a dynamic mesh network is considered for selection. This field along with Signal Strength Delta and Sustained Time Period are used to dynamically select the next hop in a dynamic mesh network.

    Signal Strength Delta

    Enter a delta value in dB. A candidate for selection as a next hop in a dynamic mesh network must have a SNR value that is higher than the value configured here. This field along with the Minimum Threshold and Sustained Time Period are used to dynamically select the next hop in a dynamic mesh network.

    Sustained Time Period

    Enter the duration (in seconds or minutes) for the duration a signal must sustain the constraints specified in the Minimum Threshold and Signal Strength Delta path hysteresis values. These values are used to dynamically select the next hop in a dynamic mesh network.

    Root selection SNR Delta Range

    Select the root selection method hysteresis (from 1 - 100dB) Root Selection Delta Range. The device must sustain a signal strength within the delta range to be considered a candidate. The default setting is 10 dB.

  3. Select OK to save the updates to the Settings screen. Select Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.

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