Smart Rf - Motorola WiNG 5 System Reference Manual

6.6 Smart RF

Self Monitoring At Run Time RF Management (Smart RF) is a Motorola Solutions Solutions innovation designed to simplify
RF configurations for new deployments, while (over time) providing on-going deployment optimization radio performance
improvements.
Smart RF can reduce deployment costs by scanning the RF environment to determine the best channel and transmit power
configuration for each managed radio.
Smart RF centralizes the decision process and makes intelligent RF configuration decisions using information obtained
from the RF environment. Smart RF helps reduce ongoing management and maintenance costs through the periodic
re-calibration of the network. Re-calibration can be initiated manually or can be automatically scheduled to ensure the RF
configuration is optimized to factor for RF environment changes (such as new sources of interference, or neighboring APs).
NOTE: Unlike an RFS series controller, an access point utilizes a single Smart RF
configuration it can use with other access points of the same model. However, the
SMART RF policy needs to be activated from any one of the SMART RF screens.
Numerous Smart RF policies cannot be defined on behalf of the access point.
Smart RF also provides self-healing functions by monitoring the network in real-time and provides automatic mitigation
from potentially problematic events such as radio interference, coverage holes and radio failures. Smart RF employs
self-healing to enable a WLAN to better maintain wireless client performance and site coverage during dynamic RF
environment changes, which typically require manual reconfiguration to resolve.
NOTE: RF planning must be performed to ensure overlapping coverage exists at a
deployment site for Smart RF to be a viable network performance tool. Smart RF can only
provide recovery when access points are deployed appropriately. Smart RF is not a
solution, it's a temporary measure. Administrators need to determine the root cause of
RF deterioration and fix it. Smart RF history/events can assist.
CAUTION: The access point's Smart RF feature is not able to detect a voice call in
progress, and will switch to a different channel resulting in voice call reconnections and
communication disruptions.
To define the Smart RF configuration:
1. Select Configuration
The Basic Configuration
2. Select the Activate SMART RF Policy
RF configuration cannot be applied to the access point profile unless this settings is selected and remains enabled.
> Wireless > Smart RF.
screen displays by default.
option to enable the parameters on the screen for configuration. The SMART
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