Wireless Mesh MR33

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Wireless Mesh MR33

It is possible to make a wireless network in mesh mode with the access points in gateway mode.

 

or only works in gateway-repeater mode.

 

help me please.

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BrechtSchamp
Kind of a big deal

Not sure what you're asking here.

 

Meraki access points will by default switch over to mesh mode if they're wired connection fails. They will look for an access point that has a working data connection and connect to it wirelessly.

 

Here's how it described in the docs:

Gateways

Gateway access points are connected directly to the wired network, granting it an uplink to the Internet. If a gateway loses its Internet connection, it will look for a nearby gateway and automatically fail over to acting as a repeater, without dropping active wireless client connections.

 

Meraki determines whether a device should be a repeater or a gateway on boot when the unit sends out a DHCP request. If it receives a DHCP reply from a device on the wired network, it assumes that it has a valid LAN connection and will become a gateway AP. If a gateway AP is unable to reach the LAN gateway/upstream router, the AP will fail over to repeater mode.

Repeaters

Repeater access points are not directly connected to the wired network, instead relying on wireless mesh links to reach the Internet. As long as the repeater has power and a strong (unobstructed, line-of-sight) wireless connection to another repeater or gateway, it will form a mesh link.

 

Please note, it is not possible to configure a static IP address for a repeater AP; doing so will automatically designate the device as a gateway instead of a repeater.

 

Source:

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/WiFi_Basics_and_Best_Practices/Wireless_Mesh_Networking

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