A networking method applied in a wireless mesh network, applied to a first router, characterized by, the method comprising: receiving a probe request sent by at least one second router, wherein the probe request carries an equipment state of the at least one second router and the equipment state of the at least one second router comprises an uninitialized state, an initialized state, or a networking state; and wherein the initialized state of the at least one second router indicates that the at least one second router is going through networking configuration, and the networking state of the at least one second router indicates that the at least one second router has completed the networking configuration; determining a router to be networked from the at least one second router according to the probe request, wherein an equipment state of the router to be networked is the uninitialized state; wherein the first router is a router that has been mesh networked in the wireless mesh network, and the router to be networked from the at least one second router is a router that has not been mesh networked in the wireless mesh network; returning (S103, S406) a networking request carrying networking matching information to the router to be networked, and enabling wireless access of the first router, the networking matching information being provided to the router to be networked for networking matching; and after the router to be networked has enabled wireless access of the router to be networked based on the networking request, completing (S104, S409, S510) networking by establishing, based on wireless access of the first router and wireless access of the router to be networked, a connection with the router to be networked. receiving a probe request sent by at least one second router, wherein the probe request carries an equipment state of the at least one second router and the equipment state of the at least one second router comprises an uninitialized state, an initialized state, or a networking state; and wherein the initialized state of the at least one second router indicates that the at least one second router is going through networking configuration, and the networking state of the at least one second router indicates that the at least one second router has completed the networking configuration; determining a router to be networked from the at least one second router according to the probe request, wherein an equipment state of the router to be networked is the uninitialized state; wherein the first router is a router that has been mesh networked in the wireless mesh network, and the router to be networked from the at least one second router is a router that has not been mesh networked in the wireless mesh network; returning (S103, S406) a networking request carrying networking matching information to the router to be networked, and enabling wireless access of the first router, the networking matching information being provided to the router to be networked for networking matching; and after the router to be networked has enabled wireless access of the router to be networked based on the networking request, completing (S104, S409, S510) networking by establishing, based on wireless access of the first router and wireless access of the router to be networked, a connection with the router to be networked.