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rf dot11a-radio-profile

rf dot11a-radio-profile

beacon-interval <interval>

csa-count <count>

dot11h

interference-immunity <immunity-level>

legacy-mode

max-distance <count>

spectrum-band <type>

spectrum-monitor

no…

Description

This command configures a 5.GHz or 802.11a radio profile for an IAP.

Syntax

Parameter

Description

Range

Default
rf dot11a-radio-profile Enables the 5.0 GHz RF configuration sub-mode — —

beacon-interval <interval>

Enter the Beacon period for the IAP in milliseconds.

When enabled, the 802.11 beacon management frames are transmitted by the access point at the specified interval.

 60-500 100
csa-count <count>

Configures the number of channel switching announcements that must be sent before switching to a new channel.

This allows associated clients to recover gracefully from a channel change.

 0-10 2
dot11h Allows the IAP to advertise its 802.11d (country information) and 802.11h (transmit power control) capabilities. — Disabled
interference-immunity <immunity-level>

Configures the immunity level to improve performance in high-interference environments. You can specify any of the following immunity levels:

l Level 0— no ANI adaptation.
l Level 1— Noise immunity only. This level enables power-based packet detection by controlling the amount of power increase that makes a radio aware that it has received a packet.
l Level 2— Noise and spur immunity. This level also controls the detection of OFDM packets, and is the default setting for the Noise Immunity feature.
l Level 3— Level 2 settings and weak OFDM immunity. This level minimizes false detects on the radio due to interference, but may also reduce radio sensitivity. This level is recommended for environments with a high-level of interference related to 2.4 GHz appliances such as cordless phones.
l Level 4— Level 3 settings, and FIR immunity. At this level, the AP adjusts its sensitivity to in-band power, which can improve performance in environments with high and constant levels of noise interference.
l Level 5— The AP completely disables PHY error reporting, improving performance by eliminating the time the IAP would spend on PHY processing.

NOTE: Increasing the immunity level makes the AP to lose a small amount of range.

 0-5 2
legacy-mode

Enables the IAPs to run the radio in non-802.11n mode.

— Disabled
max-distance <count>

Configures the maximum distance between a client and an AP or between a mesh point and a mesh portal in meters. This value is used to derive ACK and CTS timeout times.

A value of 0 specifies the default settings for this parameter, where timeouts are only modified for outdoor mesh radios which use a distance of 16km.

 600-1000 0
spectrum-band <type>

Allows you to specify the portion of the channel to monitor for 5 GHz configuration.

 — —
spectrum-monitor Allows the IAPs in access mode to continue with normal access service to clients, while performing additional function of monitoring RF interference (from both neighboring APs and non Wi-Fi sources such as, microwaves and cordless phones) on the channel they are currently serving clients. — —
no… Removes the configuration. — —

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to create a 5.0 GHz radio profile on an IAP.

Example

The following example configures the 5 GHz radio profile:

(Instant AP)(config)# rf dot11a-radio-profile

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# beacon-interval 100

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# legacy-mode

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# dot11h

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# interference-immunity 3

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# max-distance 600

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# csa-count 2

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# spectrum-monitor

(Instant AP)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# end

Command History

Version

Description
Aruba Instant 6.3.1.1-4.0 This command is modified.

Aruba Instant 6.2.1.0-3.3

This command is introduced.

Command Information

IAP Platform

Command Mode

All platforms

Configuration mode and RF dot11a Radio Profile configuration sub-mode