Upgrading Access Points; Single Access Point Upgrade - Grandstream Networks GWN70 Series User Manual

In a mesh network, access points are categorized into two types:
○ CAP (Central Access Point): this is an access point that has an uplink connection to the wired network.
○ RE (Range Extender): This is an access point that participates in the mesh network topology and has a wireless uplink
connection to the central network.
To deploy mesh access points (RE), users/installers can follow the below steps:
1. Make sure to have the master and CAP access points already deployed (sometimes the CAP access points can be the master
controller of the network).
2. Next, we need to pair the RE access points to the master. This can be done in two ways:
3. Connect all REs to the same wired LAN as the master then perform the normal process of discovery/pairing process, and
after successfully pairing the APs they can be deployed on the field.
4. REs can also be discovered wirelessly when powered via PSU or PoE Injector, and the admin can configure them after
discovery. This requires that the REs must be within the range of the Master or CAP Slave's signals coverage.
The following table describes the Mesh configuration settings.
Mesh
Scan Interval (Min)
Interface
Wireless cascades

Upgrading Access Points

Single Access Point Upgrade

If you want to upgrade a single access point or multiple Access points, users need to select the APs and then simply click on
the button
under the menu System Settings → Upgrade.
Figure 44: Mesh
When checked the Mesh feature will be activated.
The valid range is 1~5. The default value is 5
Only 5GHz can be selected.
The valid range is 1~3. The default value is 3
Table 14: Mesh
to launch the upgrade process, the AP will use the same parameters configured for the router