====== Working with your Mesh ======

Once your mesh is set up, the MESHdesk Applet has various features to let you manage the mesh.

===== Mesh View Options =====
  *  Click on the MESHdesk icon on the Radiusdesk home page. 
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  * The window opens on the **Meshes** tab.

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  * Click on the Mesh you want to work with.

  * Click the **View** icon in the action toolbar of the Meshes tab.

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==== SSID<=> Device ====


  * The window opens on the second tab called **SSID<=>Device**.

  * Click on the **+** next to the SSID name. 

  * Here you can see which devices are connected to which SSID's on the Mesh Network.

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  * Click on  **Past Hour**, **Past Day** or **Past Week** for information in these time frames.

==== Node<=> Device ====

  * Click on the **Node <=> Device** tab in the View Mesh Window.

  * Click on the **+** sign next to the Node names.

  * Here you can see which devices are connected to which nodes.

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Click on **Past Hour**, **Past Day** or** Past Week** to see the information in these time frames.

==== Node<=> Nodes ====

  * Click on the **Node <=> Nodes** tab in the View Mesh Window.

  * Click on the + sign next to the Node names.

  * Here you can see which nodes talk to each other and how strong is the signal between them.
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Click on **Past Hour**, **Past Day** or** Past Week** to see the information in these time frames.

==== Nodes ====

  * Click on the ** Nodes** tab in the View Mesh Window.

  * Click on the + sign next to the Node names.

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  * Here you can see the detail of each node e.g. model and up-time.

  * Setup you Google Maps view by following this How-to: [[user_giude:md_google_map|Add a Google Map View of your Mesh]].
Then you can view your Mesh Spider by clicking on the** Maps icon** in the Action Toolbar in the Nodes window.

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==== Overview ====

  *  Click on the **Overview** tab in the View Mesh Window.

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  * The Overview screen shows a **mesh spider** of the mesh you selected. You can see nodes up in green, nodes down in red and the signal strength between the nodes as the thickness of the connecting green lines.