Explore The Network; Section Summary - Digi XBee Zigbee Mesh Kit User Manual

Zigbee Mesh Network Setup

Explore the network

To better understand how a Zigbee mesh network is formed, you can use XCTU's Network view to
discover and visualize the topology and interconnections of the network.
To learn more about the Network View, read the

Section summary

To form a Zigbee mesh network, you must configure at least the following settings:
PAN ID (ID). Every node should have the same value.
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Scan Channels (SC). Every node should have the same value.
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Channel Verification (JV). Enable this setting to ensure there is a coordinator in the network.
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Coordinator Enable (CE). Enable this setting in one module.
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Sleep Mode (SM). If you want to have end devices, set their sleep mode to some other value
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than 0.
Note There are other less critical settings under the Networking group in XCTU that also influence
network creation.
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