====== Add nodes to the Mesh on MESHdesk ======

After you have:
  - Flashed and pointed your devices with the Mesh Config Utility
  - Placed and plugged in your devices on site.
  - Created a Mesh in MESHdesk

you can now add your devices to your Mesh:

  *  Click on the MESHdesk icon on the Radiusdesk home page. The MESHdesk window opens.
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  * Click on the **Unknown Nodes** tab.

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  * Your flashed devices should be automatically detected and listed under Unknown Nodes.

  * MESHdesk also automatically detects if a node is connected to a gateway (Ethernet cable etc), thus showing you your primary node.

  * Click on the node with the **"yes"** under the **"gateway"** column, the primary node, first and click the** Attach** Icon in the Actions Toolbar
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  * The Attach Node to Mesh window opens.

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  * Select your mesh e.g. Bean There Mesh

  * The MAC address is automatically filled in.

  * Fill in a **Name** and a **description** of which node it is, e.g. Primary node main office. The more descriptive you are, the easier the nodes are to manage later.
  * Select the hardware model of the node.

  * The Advanced Settings are loaded by default according to the chosen hardware. Thus we advise you leave the **Advanced Tab** untouched,

  ***Static Entry points** are an option if you want a fixed SSID at one node or a different SSID for each node.

  * Static Entry points only works when** "Apply to all Nodes"** was** selected** during Entry point creation.
  * 
  * Static Exit points only works if **"auto-detect"** is **deselected** during Exit Points creation.

  * If the above two settings are correct, select a static Entry and/or Exit point.

  * Click OK

  * The node has now been added as a Known Node.

  * The node will take a few minutes to load its new settings.

  * Click on the Known Nodes tab in the MESHdesk window. The Node should now be listed here.

  * **"Last contact"** should soon change from **"never"** to **"30 seconds ago"** as the node joins the mesh.