A mesh network generates a WPA2-Personal network with a randomly generated
passphrase. This passphrase is shared among all access points that are configured to
broadcast the mesh ID.
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Connect all access points that you want to deploy in the mesh network to the
firewall using a wired LAN connection.
Note Don't use dynamic channel selection since channels of access points may differ
after a restart.
Tip To maximize network efficiency, set user SSIDs to 5 GHz and
mesh SSID to 2.4 GHz.
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Go to and accept any pending access points that you want to
deploy.
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Go to and click Add.
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Type a mesh ID and select a frequency band.
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Click
, select an access point, and specify a
role.
Note You must designate at least one access point as root. You can select
either Sophos access points or Sophos APX series access points.
Note You cannot create a mesh network between Sophos access points and Sophos APX series access points. Also, you
cannot create a mesh network in Sophos APX series access points if both radios are using the 5 GHz band.
Note You don’t need to specify a mesh network role for Sophos APX series access points.
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Add more access points as required.
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Click Save.
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Disconnect the mesh access points from the LAN and place them in the intended
location.
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Restart the access points and wait five minutes.
The mesh network is available after a few minutes. It is not visible to
end users.
Common scenarios for
troubleshooting:
- If Enable mesh mode is not shown, create a new
SSID.
- If the mesh network is not visible to end users, create a separate SSID and add
the same access points to the mesh network.
Next: To turn off the mesh network, delete the SSID.