Step 4: Verify That The Wireless Mesh Network Is Up - Ruckus Wireless ZoneDirector 1100 User Manual

Deploying a Smart Mesh Network
Deploying a Wireless Mesh via ZoneDirector
2. If Auto Approval is enabled, continue to Step 3. If Auto Approval is disabled, log into
ZoneDirector, check the list of currently active access points for the AP that you are
attempting to provision, and then click the corresponding Allow link to approve the join
request. For detailed procedures on approving join requests, see
New APs"
3. After the AP has been provisioned, disconnect it from the wired network, unplug the power
cable, and then move the device to its deployment location.
• If you want the AP to be a Root AP, reconnect it to the wired network using one of its
Ethernet ports, and then power it on. When the AP detects ZoneDirector again through
its Ethernet port, it will set itself as a Root AP, and then it will start accepting mesh
association requests from Mesh APs.
• If you want the AP to be a Mesh AP, power it on but do not reconnect it to the wired
network. When it does not detect ZoneDirector through its Ethernet port within 90
seconds, it will search for other Root APs or Mesh APs and, once mesh neighbor
relationships are established, form a mesh tree.
NOTE: After an AP in its factory default state has been provisioned, you need to reboot it to
enable mesh capability.
NOTE: If you are located in the United States and have a DFS-capable AP that is expected to
serve as a Root AP (or eMAP), with a non-DFS-capable Mesh AP as its downlink, you will need
to set the channel for the Root AP to one of the non-DFS channels. Specifically, choose one of
the following channels: 36, 40, 44, 48, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165. This is due to the DFS-capable
AP's ability to use more channels than the non-DFS-capable AP, which could result in the RAP
choosing a channel that is not available to the MAP. Alternatively, go to Configure > System >
Country Code, and set the Channel Optimization setting to "Optimize for Compatibility."
Repeat Steps 1 to 3 for each AP that you want to be part of your wireless mesh network. After
you complete provisioning and deploying all mesh nodes, verify that the wireless mesh has
been set up successfully.

Step 4: Verify That the Wireless Mesh Network Is Up

After you complete deploying all mesh nodes to their locations on the network, you can check
the Map View on the ZoneDirector Web interface to verify that mesh associations have been
established and mesh trees formed.
1. On the Zone Director Web interface, click the Monitor tab, and then click Map View on
the menu. The Map View appears and shows the mesh nodes that are currently active. (See
"Importing a Map View Floorplan Image"
2. Check if all the mesh nodes that you have provisioned and deployed appear on the Map
View.
on page 155.
on page 182 for instructions on importing a map.)
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