Mesh

Procedure

• Add existing APs to an AP group.

  You can manually set parameters on the web page to add existing APs to an AP group.

  1. Choose Configuration > Fast WLAN Config > Mesh. In AP Group List, select the AP group to which you want to add APs, then click the AP Manage tab.
  2. Click Add. On the page that is displayed, set Mode to Select existing APs.

     
     
     

  3. Select APs that you want to add to the AP group from the list below, and click OK.
• Manually add APs to an AP group.

  This operation allows you to manually add a maximum of 10 APs offline to an AP group.

  1. Choose Configuration > Fast WLAN Config > Mesh. In AP Group List, select the AP group to which you want to add APs, then click the AP Manage tab.
  2. Click Add. On the page that is displayed, set Mode to Manually add.

     
     
     

  3. Configure AP parameters. For description of the parameters, see Table 5-127.
     Table 5-127 Parameters for manually adding an AP

     Parameter	Description
     Keyword	Keyword specified when an AP is manually added, which can be the AP's MAC address or SN.
     AP MAC	MAC address of the new AP.
     AP ID	ID of the new AP.
     AP name	Name of the new AP.
     AP type	Type of the new AP.
     AP SN	Serial number of the AP.

     You can click to add a maximum of 10 APs manually.

  4. Click OK.
• Import APs using a template.

  This operation allows you to manually add multiple APs offline to an AP group.

  If AP authentication mode is set to SN authentication, ensure that the AP SNs have been configured when importing APs offline.

  1. Choose Configuration > Fast WLAN Config > Mesh. In AP Group List, select the AP group to which you want to add APs, then click the AP Manage tab.
  2. Click Add. On the page that is displayed, set Mode to Batch import.

     
     
     

  3. Click to download the batch import template to your local computer.
  4. Use the network planning and optimization tool to plan the network parameters and export the planned parameters to the AP information template. Table 5-128 describes the parameters of the AP information template.

     If you download an AP information template of the Chinese web system under an English Windows operating system (OS), the Chinese characters in the AP information template cannot be displayed. You can choose Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office Tools > Microsoft Office 2003 Language Settings in the Windows OS (take Microsoft Office 2003 as an example) and set Primary Editing Language to Chinese(PRC) on the Editing Language tab. After completing the setting, restart the Microsoft Office Excel and open the AP information template. The Chinese characters in the template will be displayed normally.

     Table 5-128 Parameters of the AP information template

     Parameter	Description
     AP ID	AP ID. If an AP is imported not for the first time and the MAC address of the AP is not specified, the AP ID is mandatory; otherwise, the AP ID is optional.
     AP Name	AP name. This parameter is optional.
     AP Type	AP type. This parameter is optional.
     AP MAC	MAC address of an AP. If the AP authentication mode is MAC address authentication, AP MAC must be set when the AP is imported for the first time or the AP ID is not specified.
     AP SN	AP SN. If the AP authentication mode is SN authentication, AP SN must be set when the AP is imported for the first time.
     AP Group	AP group. This parameter is optional.
     Radio ID	Radio ID of the AP. This parameter is optional. If you set Channel, Band Width, or Power, Radio ID must be set.
     Channel	Radio channel of the AP. This parameter is optional. If you set this parameter, Band Width and Radio ID must be set.
     Band Width	Radio bandwidth of the AP. This parameter is optional. If you set this parameter, Channel and Radio ID must be set.
     Power	Radio power of the AP. This parameter is optional. If you set this parameter, Radio ID must be set.

  5. Click to select the batch import template, then click Import.
  6. Click OK.