Brocade Mobility RFS7000-GR Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 4.1.0.0-040GR and later) User Manual

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Viewing Access Port Information

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4. Refer to the Properties field for the following

5. Click the Edit button to launch a screen used to configure radio specific parameters. For more

information, see

“Editing AP settings”

on page 168.

6. Click the Delete button to remove a radio. However, before a radio can be removed, the radio’s

BSS mapping must be removed.

7. Click the Add button to add a radio. The radio must be added before the radio can be adopted.

For more information, see

“Adding APs”

on page 174.

8. Click the Reset button to reset an individual radio.

9. Click the Tools > button to displays a submenu with Reset, Run ACS and Export options.

Select the Reset option to reset the Access Port radio. Select the Run ACS Now option to scan
all channels and discover which radios are adopted and on what channel. ACS then analyzes
the radios' channels and moves the radio to the channel where it is least likely to have
interference from the other radios. Use the Export option to move the contents of the table to a
Comma Separated Values file (CSV).

10. Select an AP from the table and click the AP Mesh button to configure a mesh network.

Desired Channel

When the radio’s channel is configured statically, the Actual Channel and Desired
Channel are the same. If using ACS (Automatic Channel Selection), the switch
selects a channel for the radio. The Desired Channel displays “ACS” and the Actual
channel displays the channel selected for the radio. When set to Random, the
applet determines the channel’s designation.

AP Manufacture

Displays the company who manufactured the Access Port.

Actual Channel

When the radio’s channel is configured statically, the Actual Channel and Desired
Channel are the same. If using ACS (Automatic Channel Selection), the switch
selects a channel for the radio. The Desired channel displays “ACS” and the Actual
Channel displays the channel selected for the radio.

Desired Power (dBm)

Displays the configured power setting in dBm for the selected radio. In most cases,
the Desired Power and Actual Power are the same unless the desired power level
would put the radio's output power outside the accepted regulatory compliance
range.

BSSIDs

Displays the Broadcast Service Set IDs for the selected Access Port.

Actual Power

Displays the current power level in dBm for the selected radio. In most cases, the
Desired Power and Actual Power are the same unless the desired power level
would put the radio's output power outside the accepted regulatory compliance
range.

Placement

When the radio is adopted using the default configuration, the power for the radio
can be defined as “Indoor” or “Outdoor.” However, some countries have
restrictions for the use of outdoor radios. If using a value of “Outdoor” verify it is in
compliance with the country of operation’s regulatory restrictions.

AP IP Address

Displays the IP address associated with the selected Access Port.

Last Adopted

Displays the time this radio was last adopted by the switch.

AP IP Address Mask

Displays the net mask address associated with the selected Access Port IP
Address.

Voice Calls

Displays the current number of active voice calls for the selected radio.

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