Solved: 9124AXE Mesh Tab not showing up

bradfordgrcae · ‎09-25-2025

Hello, I have 2 9124AXE-B I am trying to set up mesh for and I have the site set up correctly with mesh, it is in flex mode, the mesh tab is not showing up, am i doing something wrong or what is going on? I am using a 9800 on version 17.12.5.

192.168.0.1 router login

Mark Elsen · ‎09-28-2025

- @bradfordgrcae Note that for the mesh tab to become available the AP must be configured in bridge mode

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Rich R · ‎09-28-2025

Moving from Software board to Wireless board ...

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Mark Elsen · ‎09-28-2025

- @bradfordgrcae Note that for the mesh tab to become available the AP must be configured in bridge mode

M.

-- Let everything happen to you
   Beauty and terror
      Just keep going
     No feeling is final
Reiner Maria Rilke (1899)