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| + | ===== A Catch-22 ===== | ||
| + | * Having a controller somewhere on the Internet where a device will fetch its settings from will require the device to have an Internet connection to start with. | ||
| + | * If you use a WiFi Client connection to some Access Point there will be the requirement to specify to the device the SSID and optional security settings of the Access Point to which it will be a client. | ||
| + | * This is where we use the **MESHdesk Node Config Utility**. | ||
| + | * The utility now includes a **WiFi Client** tab to pre-configure the device to connect to an Access Point for Internet connectivity. | ||
| + | * This is usually a once off setup and will be left unchanged until you maybe one day decide to disable it or to use another Access Point for Internet connectivity. | ||
| + | * The first item to select on the **WiFi Client** tab is an **Action** | ||
| + | * **Do Not Change** will leave the device unchanged and without adding or removing any existing WiFi Client specific settings. This is the default and set during start-up. | ||
| + | * **Enable** will enable all the fields which you can then populate. | ||
| + | * **Disable** will disable an existing WiFi Client configuration (provided there is one) | ||
| + | * See the following screenshot which was for a sub-mesh. That is one mesh fed from another mesh. | ||
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| + | * Now that the device is pre-configured it can connect as a WiFi Client to an existing Access Point to get Internet access and fetch the rest of its settings from the RADIUSdesk server. | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round tip 90%> | ||
| + | * Remember that on single radio devices it adds another load on the radio so the throughput might suffer (provided you Internet connection is not the bottle neck) | ||
| + | * This option opens up the door to have a high speed dual radio mesh with sub meshes hanging off the main mesh. | ||
| + | * Remember that the channel the mesh runs on should be the same as the Access Point it connects to as a client. | ||
| + | </WRAP> | ||
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