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Re: Should I disable Mesh

bcre3306
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Should I disable Mesh

Hi

 

I have 3 WAX610 in my house and they are all connected via POE back to a switch. Should I be disabling the mesh setting in insight since they are all hardwired back to the switch?  I would think this would make the most sense but wanted to check before making the adjustment.

 

Thank you

Brian

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RennaD
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Re: Should I disable Mesh

Hi @bcre3306,

 

We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information provided has helped resolve your concern or if you need further assistance. 

 

If ever your concern has been resolved, I encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The NETGEAR Community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!

 


Have a lovely day,
RennaD
Netgear Team 

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FURRYe38
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Re: Should I disable Mesh

Something to try and see how they work with MESH disabled if thats an option. 

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plemans
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Re: Should I disable Mesh

The mesh allows devices to roam seamlessly. Why would you want to disable it? 

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bcre3306
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Re: Should I disable Mesh

In automatic mesh mode it doesn't seem to associate the devices correctly(root/extender).  If I assign them and get them running it's fine but if I lose power and they come up out of order they literally go in an endless reboot process until I manually change the order they boot in.  I don't think they should do this but that's what has been happening.

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RennaD
NETGEAR Moderator

Re: Should I disable Mesh

Hi @bcre3306,

 

Since all 3 WAX610 are connected via wired connections, enabling Mesh Mode on Insight isn't necessary. Mesh Mode is typically used to extend WiFi coverage beyond the range of a single AP without the need for additional cables.

 


Have a lovely day,
RennaD
Netgear Team 

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bcre3306
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Re: Should I disable Mesh

Hi @RennaD

 

Will I lose the ability to use fast roaming if I do this?  Basically I don't want them to act as three separate SSID's where they don't handoff from one to another seemlessly.

 

Thank you

Brian

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RennaD
NETGEAR Moderator

Re: Should I disable Mesh

Hi @bcre3306,

 

You can still use Fast roaming even when Mesh Mode is disabled. Please see link below to enable Fast Roaming on Insight:    

 

https://kb.netgear.com/000062525/How-do-I-enable-fast-roaming-on-my-NETGEAR-wireless-access-point-us...

 

 

Have a lovely day,
RennaD
Netgear Team 

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RennaD
NETGEAR Moderator

Re: Should I disable Mesh

Hi @bcre3306,

 

We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if the information provided has helped resolve your concern or if you need further assistance. 

 

If ever your concern has been resolved, I encourage you to mark the appropriate reply as the “Accepted Solution” so others can be confident in benefiting from the solution. The NETGEAR Community looks forward to hearing from you and being a helpful resource in the future!

 


Have a lovely day,
RennaD
Netgear Team 

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