Set the Wi-Fi 6 router of Buffalo in the "Wi-Fi EasyMesh" agent [Clean home Wi-Fi "I don't know"!] --NTERNET Watch

Refreshing at home Wi-Fi "I don't know"!

[Masterpiece] 94th

　The masterpiece of the series explains how to improve the radio wave condition of home Wi-Fi.From the 91st, we have been building a comfortable Wi-Fi environment in an apartment with a single house or multiple rooms using Wi-Fi EasyMesh.

前回に続き、「Wi-Fi EasyMesh」を使って、自宅Wi-Fiのエリアを広く快適にしてみよう。今回はエージェントを設定してエリアを拡張してみる

　Wi-Fi EasyMesh is a standard that allows mesh Wi-Fi to be composed for any manufacturer for compatible routers.

　We are actually building a mesh Wi-Fi with the Wi-Fi 6 router "WSR-5400AX6S" and "WSR-3200AX4S" of the corresponding buffalo.

バッファローのWi-Fi 6ルーター「WSR-5400AX6S（写真奥）」と「WSR-3200AX4S（写真手前）」を使って「Wi-Fi EasyMesh」を実践

　Wi-Fi EasyMesh is divided into a "controller" that works to connect the Internet line and control over the whole, and an "agent" that complements and expands the radio waves. There is a need.

　Last time, WSR-5400AX6S was set as a controller to connect to the line.Add an agent to this state that can be connected to the Internet with only one unit, and build a mesh between multiple devices.

Register an agent in the controller

　The method of adding an agent to the controller and registering is really easy.

　First, make sure that the power of the router to be the agent is off.The "Auto/Manual" switch on the back is set to "Manual" and the "Router/AP/WB" switch is switched to "WB (relay mode)".Then, when the power is turned on, it starts up and the "Power" lamp turns on "green" and "wireless" is lit in "orange".

エージェントとしてルーターを設定する場合、背面の「AUTO/MANUAL」スイッチは「MANUAL」に、「ROUTER/AP/WB」スイッチを「WB」に切り替える電源を入れると起動する。「POWER」ランプが「緑色」、「WIRELESS」が「オレンジ色」の点灯状態になる

　Therefore, connect the controller (this power supply is always turned on) and the LAN terminal of the agent with a wired LAN cable.You can use the one that comes with the product.Note that the agent side connects to the LAN terminal instead of the blue WAN.

起動したら、コントローラとエージェントのLAN端子同士を有線LANケーブルで接続するすると、「WIRELESS」が「緑色」の点灯状態に変化する。これで設定が完了する

　Then the Wireless lamp changes to a green lighting state, so the setting is complete.With this operation, the controller setting is copied to the agent.

　If the orange flashes instead of the green lighting, try again from the power off to the procedure.If it doesn't work, reset the agent side and then do the same operation.

　Once you have set it, remove the wired LAN cable and re -power the agent to the controller by wirelessly reconnect to the controller.Similarly, if Wireless is in green lighting, connecting is possible without any problems.

　There is another way to add an agent by pressing the WPS (AOSS) button, but we recommend this because it is easier and easier to use a wired LAN cable.

In addition to the router, you can also add Wi-Fi EasyMesh-compatible relay machines

コントローラの設定画面で［無線設定］―［EasyMesh］にアクセス。これは前回コントローラのみがある状態。［デバイス］に表示されているのは、設定中のPC

　Buffalo's Wi-Fi EasyMesh compatible devices can be selected not only as the routers added this time, but also in relay machines.If you are using it and get more dissatisfied with the Wi-Fi radio area, you can add a relay machine compatible with Wi-Fi EasyMesh with the same operation.Agents can be increased to four for one controller.

　Finally, it is OK if "Agent" is added to the controller setting screen and "Agent" is added to [Controller] to [Wireless Settings] - [EasyMesh].If you check here, you can determine whether it is set properly.

エージェントを設定した直後に、有線LANケーブルで接続している状態。このままでもWi-Fi EasyMeshの「エージェント」として設定されていることが分かる設定用に使った有線LANケーブルを外すと、無線で接続される。ここでは5GHz帯がバックホールに使われていることがわかる

　Next time, let's connect the Wi-Fi slave to Wi-Fi EasyMesh.That said, it's not particularly difficult.Just connect to the same SSID, and if you move the area, the connection destination will switch without permission.I want to see the actual movement.

This lesson (point)

Adding an agent to the controller with Wi-Fi EasyMesh is easy to copy the setting with a wired LAN cable

村上 俊一

Born in 1965.Graduated from Meiji University Faculty of Letters.After working as a photographer, American wandering life, and computer magazine editor, he has been an IT -free writer since 1995.He has written a lot in digital books, magazines, and web media, such as photo editing, music production, DTP, Internet & network utilization, wireless LAN, smartphone, and digital gadgets.I like music production, travel, architectural appreciation, wireless, motorcycle, open cars.