====== Xiaomi Access Points Running MESHdesk Firmware ======
===== Introduction =====
  * As of October 2021 we have MESHdesk firmware available for the following Xiaomi Access Points
        * 4A Gigabit Edition
        * 4A 100M Edition
        * 4C 
  * The firmware is based on OpenWrt 21.02.1.
  * Instructions on how to flash the firmware onto the devices has their own dedicated Wiki page.
  * This page will just give an overview on how easy it is to use the firmware.


===== Identifying the Firmware =====
  * The MESHdesk firmware can be identified in two places
        * The Luci interface has a RADIUSdesk Logo.
{{:2021:rd_luci_logo.png|}}
        * The terminal banner shows it.

<code bash>
  _____            _____ _____ _    _  _____     _           _    
 |  __ \     /\   |  __ \_   _| |  | |/ ____|   | |         | |   
 | |__) |   /  \  | |  | || | | |  | | (___   __| | ___  ___| | __
 |  _  /   / /\ \ | |  | || | | |  | |\___ \ / _` |/ _ \/ __| |/ /
 | | \ \  / ____ \| |__| || |_| |__| |____) | (_| |  __/\__ \   < 
 |_|  \_\/_/    \_\_____/_____|\____/|_____/ \__,_|\___||___/_|\_\
                                                                                                                                   
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------------- RD-21.02.1-03-NOV-21-0.bin -----------------------------
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</code>

===== Default Credentials =====
  * You can get to the Access Point initally by connecting to its LAN port and go to http://192.168.1.1
  * The default username and password is **root** and **admin**
  * The next section will describe how to activate central control of this Access Point.


===== Activating Central Management =====

  * The firmware by default is just running standard OpenWrt.
  * It does however feature a Luci add-on which allows you to put the firmware under the management of a MESHdesk server.
  * For this you only need to know the following three things
        * Protocol that the server uses. Choose between HTTP or HTTPS. If you don not know, use HTTP.
        * The FQDN of the server. If the MESHdesk server can only be reached using an IP Address, supply the following dummy value: **cloudz.radiusdeskz.comz**.
        * The IPv4 address of the server. This will be used as a fallback if the FQDN can not resolve.
  * See the following screenshot.
{{:2021:luci-app-meshdesk.png|}}
  * As you can see our MESHdesk server is on a private network and has an IP Address of **192.168.8.220**. (This is running on a Raspberry Pi)
  * Once you made the changes click **Save & Apply**
  * After this you can reboot the Access Point while ensuring its WAN is connected to a network with a working DHCPv4 setup.