Provisioning the AP

1.Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Installation > Provisioning window.

2.Select the AP to provision as a remote mesh portal and click Provision. The Provisioning window appears.

3.In the Authentication section, select the Remote AP radio button.

4.In the Remote AP Authentication Method section of this window, select either Pre-shared Key or Certificate. If you selected Pre-Shared Key, enter and confirm the Internet Key Exchange Pre-Shared Key (IKE PSK).

5.In the Master Discovery section, set the Master IP address as the controller IP address.

6.In the IP settings section, select Obtain IP Address Using DHCP.

7.In the AP List section, click the Mesh Role drop-down list and select Remote Mesh Portal.

Figure 139: Provisioning an AP as a Remote Mesh Portal

Defining the Mesh Private VLAN

Edit the mesh radio profile for the remote mesh portal and choose a new, non-zero tag value for the mesh private VLAN. Make sure that the mesh private VLAN so that it does not conflict with any local tags assigned in the mesh network. once configured, all Mesh Points come up in that Mesh Private Vlan. This mesh private VLAN must not be used as a VLAN for any other virtual AP.

1.Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration window. Select either the AP Group or AP Specific tab.

• If you selected the AP Group tab, click the Edit button by the remote mesh portal AP group with the profile you want to edit.

• If you selected the AP Specific tab, click the Edit button by the remote mesh portal with the profile you want to edit.

2.In the Profiles list, expand the Meshmenu, 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 the profile you want to edit.

4.Set the Mesh Private VLAN parameter to define a VLAN ID (0–4094) for control traffic between an remote mesh point and mesh nodes.

5.Click Apply to save your changes.

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