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Vigor 2927ac and mesh

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27 Nov 2020 17:53 #1 by dcharwood
Vigor 2927ac and mesh was created by dcharwood
Hi,

I've just bought a Vigor 2927ac to use as the root to a new mesh network.
Nodes to be 2 x 903 , 2 x 802 and an outdoor 918R.

plugged in the 2927, gave it internet access, updated the firmware to 4.2.0.2 - clients can connect.

can't find any function in the web interface to enable or use mesh at all. the online help doesn't. the 950 page pdf manual has not one mention of the word 'mesh'.
excellent.

any clues would be much appreciated

thx

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28 Nov 2020 01:21 #2 by hornbyp
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This: https://www.draytek.co.uk/news/introducing-the-vigor-2927 does say:

Draytek wrote: ...the Vigor 2927 ‘ac’ models has AC1300 Dual-Band wireless and can also be used as a Mesh Root within a DrayTek Mesh wireless system.



I'm guessing the Marketing Dept. is a bit ahead of the Software Team :roll:

(I believe the 2862 received this functionality after it had been launched).

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28 Nov 2020 12:33 #3 by piste basher
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The datasheet https://www.draytek.co.uk/support/downloads/vigor-2927/send/896-vigor-2927/2060-datasheet-vigor2927

says that it requires firmware 4.2.2 :roll:

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28 Nov 2020 13:11 #4 by dcharwood
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and v4.2.2 does not yet exist.
great. it's a future release of the firmware.
so....in the meantime i have a pretty pile of boxes which can't do what i need.
thanks for the replies!

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28 Nov 2020 13:33 #5 by piste basher
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Could you use WDS Bridge mode in the meantime?

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20 Dec 2020 14:36 #6 by kieran-iw
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I managed to get the latest release candidate by emailing Draytek UK support & asking politely :)

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