Dell 6.2 Assigning a Profile to a Mesh AP or AP Group

Parameter Description
parentat the earlier, shorter distance (or less) with good link quality. For example, if a mesh point
disconnectsfrom a m esh parent 2 hops away and subsequently reconnectsto a m esh parent 3 hops
away, thenthe mesh point continues to seek a connection to a mesh parent with both an acceptable
link quality and a distanceof two hops or less, even if the more distant parent also has an acceptable
link quality.
RetryLimi t Indicatesthe number of times a mesh node can re-send a packet.
Default:4 times. Therange i s 0– 15.
RTS Threshold Definesthe packet size sent by mesh nodes. Mesh nodes transmitting frames l arger than this threshold
mustissue request to send (RTS) and wait for other mesh nodes torespond wi thcl ear tosend (CTS) to
begin transmission. This helps prevent mid-air coll isions.
Default:2,333 bytes. The range is 256–2,346.
5. Click Apply.The profile name appears in the Mesh Radio Profile list with yo urco nfiguredsettings.
If you configuret his fort heA P group,this profile also becomes the selected radio profileused by the mesh portal
for your mesh network.
Assigning a Profile to a Mesh AP or AP Group
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Conf iguration window. Select either the AP Group or AP
Specific tab.
lIf you selected AP Group, click the Edit button by the AP group to w hich you want to assign a new mesh
radio profile.
lIf you selected AP Specific, click the Edit button by the AP to whic h you want to assign a new mesh radio
profile.
2. Underthe Profiles list, expand the Mesh menu, then select Mesh radio profile.
3. In the Profile Details window pane, click the Mesh radio profile drop-down list and select the desi redmesh
radio profilefrom the list.
4. Click Apply.The profile name appears in the Mesh Radio Profile list with yo urco nfiguredsettings. If y ou
configurethis for the AP group, this profile also becomes the selected radio profileused by the mesh portal for
your mesh network.
Editing a Profile
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Conf iguration window. Select either the AP Group or AP
Specific tab.
lIf you selected the AP Group tab, click the Edit button by the AP group name with the profile you want to
edit.
lIf you selected the AP Specific tab, click the Edit button by the AP with the profile you want to edit.
2. In the Profiles list, expandthe Mesh menu, then select Mesh radio profile.
3. In the Profile Details window pane, click the Mesh radio profile drop-down list and select the name of t he
profileyo u want to edit.
4. Changethe mesh radio set tings as desired. Table 135 describes the parametersyo uc anco nfigurein the mesh
radio profile.
5. Click Apply to save your changes.
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