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Sophos XG Firewall Creating mesh networks Product Version 16.5 Sophos Limited 2017 ii | Contents | Sophos XG Firewall Contents 1 About mesh networks3 2 Create a mesh network5 3 Mesh network not visible7 4 Mesh network not usable8 5 Mesh access points missing from network9 Sophos XG Firewall | About mesh networks | 3 1 About mesh networks Using an AP as a mesh client with 5 GHz effectively reduces the maximum throughput by 50% per hop, because all data sent to the AP needs to be forwarded to the other AP, taking up additional airtime. Therefore we recommend to set the root AP to 5 GHz and the clients to 2.4 GHz. When an AP boots which is configured to use the mesh network, it tries to connect via cable to the service. If this does not work, it turns into a repeater AP and scans if the mesh network is visible. If yes, it will join the mesh network as a client. The access points realize by themselves if they are root, repeater (mesh) or bridge access points in the network. Deployment possibilities Mesh mode enables you to have multiple access points where one is the root AP and the others are repeater APs, called mesh APs. There can be multiple root APs. Mesh APs can broadcast the SSID from the root AP to cover a larger area without cabeling each AP. A mesh network can also be used to bridge Ethernet networks without laying cables. To run a wireless bridge you have to plug your second Ethernet segment into the Ethernet interface of the mesh access point.The first Ethernet segment is the one on which the root access point connects to the service. Good to know There are some things you should know about mesh networks: ■ At least one access point needs a LAN connection. ■ Mesh access points need to be on the same c