Brocade Mobility RFS Controller System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 130)

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The Radio Settings tab displays by default.
8. Define or override the following radio configuration parameters from within the Properties field:
9. Set or override the following profile Radio Settings for the selected Access Point radio.
Description Provide or edit a description (1 - 64 characters in length) for the radio that helps differentiate it from
others with similar configurations.
Admin Status Either select the Enabled or Disabled radio button to define this radio’s current status within the
network. When enabled, the Access Point is operational and available for client support within the
network. The radio is enabled by default and must be manually shutdown.
Radio QoS Policy Use the drop-down menu to specify an existing QoS policy to apply to the Access Point radio in respect
to its intended radio traffic. If there’s no existing suiting the radio’s intended operation, select the
Create icon to define a new QoS policy that can be applied to this profile. For more information, see
Radio QoS Policy.
Association ACL Use the drop-down menu to specify an existing Association ACL policy to apply to the Access Point radio.
An Association ACL is a policy-based Access Control List (ACL) that either prevents or allows wireless
clients from connecting to a managed Access Point radio. An ACL is a sequential collection of permit
and deny conditions that apply to controller or service platform packets. When a packet is received on
an interface, the controller or service platform compares the fields in the packet against any applied
ACLs to verify the packet has the required permissions to be forwarded, based on the criteria specified
in the access lists. If a packet does not meet any of the criteria specified in the ACL, the packet is
dropped. Select the Create icon to define a new Association ACL that can be applied to this profile.
RF Mode Set the mode to either 2.4 GHz WLAN or 5 GHz WLAN depending on the radio’s intended client support
requirement. Set the mode to Sensor if using the radio for rogue device detection. To a radio as a
detector, disable Sensor support on the other Access Point radio. Set the mode to scan-ahead in DFS
aware countries to allow a mesh points secondary radio to scan for an alternative channel for backhaul
transmission in the event of a radar event on the principal radio. The secondary radio is continually
monitoring the alternate channel, which means the principal radio can switch channels and transmit
data immediately without waiting for the channel availability check.
Lock RF Mode Select this option to lock Smart RF for this radio. The default setting is disabled.
Channel Use the drop-down menu to select the channel of operation for the radio. Only a trained installation
professional should define the radio channel. Select Smart for the radio to scan non-overlapping
channels listening for beacons from other Access Points. After channels are scanned, the radio selects
the channel with the fewest Access Points. In the case of multiple Access Points on the same channel, it
selects the channel with the lowest average power level. The default value is Smart. Channels with a
“w” appended to them are unique to the 40 MHz band. Channels with a “ww” appended to them are
802.11ac specific, and are unique to the 80 MHz band.
DFS Revert Home Select this option to revert to the home channel after a DFS evacuation period.
Transmit Power Set the transmit power of the selected Access Point radio. If using a dual or three radio model Access
Point, each radio should be configured with a unique transmit power in respect to its intended client
support function. Select the Smart RF option to let Smart RF determine the transmit power. A setting of
0 defines the radio as using Smart RF to determine its output power. 20 dBm is the default value.
Antenna Gain Set the antenna between 0.00 - 15.00 dBm. The access point’s Power Management Antenna
Configuration File (PMACF) automatically configures the access point’s radio transmit power based on
the antenna type, its antenna gain (provided here) and the deployed country’s regulatory domain
restrictions. Once provided, the access point calculates the power range. Antenna gain relates the
intensity of an antenna in a given direction to the intensity that would be produced ideally by an
antenna that radiates equally in all directions (isotropically), and has no losses. Although the gain of an
antenna is directly related to its directivity, its gain is a measure that takes into account the efficiency of
the antenna as well as its directional capabilities. Brocade recommends that only a professional
installer set the antenna gain. The default value is 0.00.