3com WXR100 3CRWXR10095A User Manual

Before a Mesh AP can be installed in a location untethered from the 
network, it 

must be preconfigured for mesh services, including the 

mesh services SSID, and the pre-shared key that is used for 
establishing the connection between the Mesh AP and the Mesh 
Portal AP.

1 Attach the MAP to your network, apply power, and allow the MAP to 

boot as a 

regular MAP.

2 Once the MAP has booted, use the following command to enable mesh 

services 

on the MAP.

set ap num boot-configuration mesh mode {enable | disable}

3 Use the following command to specify the pre-shared key:

set ap num boot-configuration mesh {psk-phrase pass-phrase | 
psk-raw raw-pass}

When a pass-phrase is specified, it is converted into a raw hexadecimal 
key and stored in the MAP boot configuration.

4 Use the following command to specify the mesh services SSID:

set ap num boot-configuration mesh ssid mesh-ssid

When the MAP is booted, and it determines that it has no Ethernet link to 
the network, it then associates with the specified mesh-ssid.

Note that when the mesh-ssid is specified, the regulatory domain of the 
WX  and the power restrictions are copied to the MAP flash memory. This 
prevents the Mesh AP from operating outside of regulatory limits after it 
is booted and before it receives its complete configuration from the WX  
switch.

Consequently, it is important that the regulatory and antenna information 
specified on the WX  switch actually reflects the locale where the Mesh 
AP is deployed, in order to avoid regulatory violations.