Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 289)

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FIGURE 142 Device Overrides - Access Point Radio - Mesh tab
Use the Mesh Legacy screen to define or override how mesh connections are established and the
number of links available amongst access points within the Mesh network.
Define the following Mesh Legacy settings:
Refer to the Preferred Peer Devices table and select + Add Row to define MAC addresses
representing peer devices for preferred mesh connection. Use the Priority spinner control to set a
priority (1 -6) for connection preference.
Select the OK button located at the bottom right of the screen to save the changes to the Mesh
configuration. Select Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.
Select the Advanced Settings tab.
Mesh Options include Client, Portal and Disabled. Select Client to scan for mesh portals, or nodes that
have connection to portals, and connect through them. Portal operation begins beaconing
immediately and accepts connections from other mesh supported nodes. In general, the portal is
connected to the wired network. The default value is Disabled.
Mesh Links Use the spinner control to define the number of mesh links (1 -6) an access point radio will attempt
to create. The default settings is 3 links.
Mesh PSK Use the field to define the shared key for mesh. From the drop-down, select the type of the key.
Click Show to display the actual characters comprising the key.