Elements and Performance Criteria
- Configure wireless mesh nodes and wireless access points
- Determine internet protocol (IP) addressing schemes from design plan obtained from appropriate person
- Confirm compatibility of factory installed firmware in wireless routers with mesh routing requirements, otherwise install upgrade firmware
- Configure wireless routersettings and wireless fidelity (WiFi) wireless access pointsettings for inclusion in mesh network
- Connect mesh node and access node back-to-back via a straight LAN cable according to design plan
- Connect separate mesh networks via backbone
- Test connectivity within mesh network
- Assemble all wireless mesh routers with configuration sheets attached and power up the routers
- Connect PC to a wireless mesh router and confirm that an IP address is provided automatically by dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
- Confirm connectivity to mesh nodes and the gateway by pinging individual IP addresses, and rectify faulty nodes if required
- Test network connectivity via wireless backbone
- Clean up work site and complete administrative work