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Instant Mesh Network with IAP-228

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  • 1.  Instant Mesh Network with IAP-228

    Posted Oct 27, 2015 09:01 AM

    Can an IAP-228 be used as a mesh point in an instant cluster? I know that it has no AC power interface, so if I tried to provide poe power to the device would it also expect to be getting data from the eth0 port and disrupt an attempt to form a mesh link?



  • 2.  RE: Instant Mesh Network with IAP-228
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    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Oct 27, 2015 09:12 AM

    So long as it doesn't get an IP address on the wired interface, it will bring up the mesh radio. Be careful that you don't loop the network.



  • 3.  RE: Instant Mesh Network with IAP-228

    Posted Oct 27, 2015 10:24 AM

    My plan is to hook up the IAP-228 to a poe+ injector and join that as a mesh point to an existing cluster of IAPs. There is no available ethernet drop for this particular AP location, hence the mesh setup. So you believe this setup should work?



  • 4.  RE: Instant Mesh Network with IAP-228

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Oct 27, 2015 11:08 AM

    Yes, read the user guide on how to stand up mesh within instant (disable the extended SSID, etc).