Configure Device Groups for Mesh Point

Configure AP Mesh Point settings from the AP configuration Profile, which is assigned at the device group level. The Root behavior setting for the AP is determined in the configuration Profile that is assigned to the device group, but this setting can be overridden from the AP Override settings for each AP. Differentiate the AP Root behavior setting one of two ways:
  • (Best Practice) Configure two device groups: One device group for the root AP, one device group for the non-root APs. Configure separate Profiles with the appropriate Root behavior setting for each device group. For ease of configuration, you can copy configuration Profiles and make the necessary Root behavior changes.
  • Configure one device group: From the configuration Profile, configure the Root behavior as non-root. Non-root is the correct configuration for all APs in the device group except for the one root AP. Then, override the Root behavior setting on that one root AP, configuring the designated AP as the root.
For this deployment example, we will configure two device groups: one for the Root AP and one for the non-root APs, creating two configuration Profiles.
Note

Note

Mesh Point is supported on ExtremeWireless AP39xx, Wi-Fi 6 AP models. The mesh network must contain only AP39xx access points or only Wi-Fi 6 access points. You cannot combine the AP39xx platform with the Wi-Fi 6 access point platforms in a single mesh network.

To configure the device groups for Mesh Point:

  1. Configure a site.
    Go to Configure > Sites > Add and configure the following site parameters:
    Name
    Site_ROW
    Country
    Select Toronto Canada.

    This value corresponds to the licensing domain ROW.

    Timezone
    Canada: America/Toronto
  2. Create two device groups for the site. One for non-root APs, one for Root APs.
    All APs in a device group must share the following:
    • AP model number
    • Configuration Profile
    • RF Management Profile

    Go to Configure > Sites and select a site. Then, select Device Groups > Add and configure the following device group parameters:

    Name
    • Mesh_AP505_non-root
    • Mesh_AP505_root
    Profile
    AP505-default

    Select a configuration Profile that corresponds to the AP model. The configuration profile is specific to the AP model.

  3. Select OK.
  4. Select Save on the Site page to save the site and device group.
  5. Repeat steps 2-4 to create a second device group for The Root access point.
The next step is to configure Advanced configuration Profile settings and Root behavior for the APs in the device group.
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