Troubleshooting Tip: FortiAP is not able to maintain a mesh link through different radios under FortiEdge Cloud

1. Verify the FortiAP root and FortiAP leaf are online under FortiEdge Cloud.
   
   
2. Create a Mesh SSID.

3. Log in via SSH under the Leaf FortiAP and execute the following commands: 

cfg -a MESH_AP_TYPE=1
cfg -a MESH_AP_SSID=MeshSSID_Name
cfg -a MESH_AP_PASSWD= Password
cfg -c

Force the FortiAP leaf to be connected to the 5GHz radio. In this case, the BSSID from the Root FortiAP is needed. To figure out the Root BSSID, execute:

vcfg

Under the leaf FortiAP, execute the command with the BSSID obtained:

cfg -a MESH_AP_BSSID=38:c0:ea:24:0e:81

cfg -c

Note:

If any other Radio should be used, obtain the BSSID of that specific radio and replace the commands for Mesh configuration.

4. Move the FortiAP leaf to the final location with a line of sight to the FortiAP root
5. The Root FortiAP can show us that FortiAP leaf is connected as a client using 5GHz Radio.