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Profiles > Mesh
Mesh profiles help define and bring-up the mesh network. This section describes the mesh radio and mesh
cluster profiles in more detail.
Radio—Aruba provides a "default" version of the mesh radio profile. You can use the "default"
version or create a new instance of a profile which you can then edit as you need. The mesh radio
profile allows you to specify the set of rates used to transmit data on the mesh link. Refer to
> Mesh > Radio" on
Radio > Mesh HT SSID—The mesh high-throughput SSID profile enables or disables high-throughput
(802.11n) features for the SSID specified in the profile. Refer to
SSID" on
Cluster—Mesh clusters are grouped and defined by a mesh cluster profile, which provides the
framework of the mesh network. Similar to virtual AP profiles, the mesh cluster profile contains the
MSSID (mesh cluster name), authentication methods, security credentials, and cluster priority required
for mesh nodes to associate with their neighbors and join the cluster. Associated mesh nodes store this
information in flash memory. Although most mesh deployments will require only a single mesh cluster
profile, you can configure and apply multiple mesh cluster profiles to an AP group or an individual AP. If
you have multiple cluster profiles, the mesh portal uses the profile with the highest priority to bring up
the mesh network. Mesh points, in contrast, go through the list of mesh cluster profiles in order of
priority to decide which profile to use to associate themselves with the network. The mesh cluster
priority determines the order by which the mesh cluster profiles are used. This allows you, rather than
the link metric algorithm, to explicitly segment the network by defining multiple cluster profiles.
AirWave provides a "default" version of the mesh cluster profile. You can use the "default" version or
create a new instance of a profile which you can then edit as you need. You can configure a maximum of
16 mesh cluster profiles on a mesh node. Refer to
Profiles > Mesh > Radio
The mesh radio profile allows you to specify the transmit power and set of rates used to transmit data on
the mesh link.
Perform these steps to create or edit Mesh Radio profiles.
1. Click
2. Click the
Details
The
Table 37 Aruba Configuration > Profiles > Mesh > Radio Profile Settings
Field
General Settings
Folder
Name
Other Settings
Maximum Children
(1-64)
Maximum Hop
Count (1-32)
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in the
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button to create a new
page appears. Complete the settings as described in
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Radio ,
profile or click the
Description
Use this field to set and display the folder with which the profile is
associated. The drop-down menu displays all folders available for
association with the profile. Folders provide a way to organize the visibility
of device parameters that is separate from the configuration groups of
devices. Using folders, you can view basic statistics about device, and
define which users have visibility to which device parameters.
Enter the name of the profile.
Use this field to indicate the maximum number of children a mesh node
can accept. The supported range is from 1 to 64.
Use this field to indicate the maximum hop count from the mesh portal.
The supported range is from 1 to 32.
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pencil
icon to edit an existing profile.
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