Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual page 252

Deploying a Smart Mesh Network
Deploying a Wireless Mesh via ZoneDirector
Figure 145. Enable Mesh in Configure > Mesh
To enable mesh capability
1. Log into the ZoneDirector Web interface.
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. On the menu, click Mesh.
4. Under Mesh Settings, select the Enable Mesh check box.
CAUTION: You cannot disable Smart Mesh once you enable it. This is by design, to prevent
isolating nodes. If you want to disable Smart Mesh once it has been enabled, you will have to
factory reset ZoneDirector, or disable mesh for each AP, as described in
Points Individually"
5. In Mesh Name (ESSID), type a name for the mesh network. Alternatively, do nothing to
accept the default mesh name that ZoneDirector has generated.
6. In Mesh Passphrase, type a passphrase that contains at least 12 characters. This passphrase
will be used by ZoneDirector to secure the traffic between Mesh APs. Alternatively, click
Generate to generate a random passphrase with 32 characters or more.
7. In the Mesh Settings section, click Apply to save your settings and enable Smart Mesh.
You have completed enabling mesh capability on ZoneDirector. You can now start provisioning
and deploying the APs that you want to be part of your wireless mesh network.
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