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To assign Wireless APs to a WM-AD:
1 From the main menu, click WM-AD Configuration. The WM-AD Configuration screen is
displayed.
2 In the left pane WM Access Domains list, click the WM-AD you want to assign Wireless APs to. The
Topology tab is displayed.
3 Click the RF tab.
4 In the SSID box, type the SSID that wireless devices will use to access the Wireless AP.
5 In the Advanced RF Settings, select the following:
Suppress SSID – Select to prevent this SSID from appearing in the beacon message sent by the
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Wireless AP. The wireless device user seeking network access will not see this SSID as an
available choice, and will need to specify it.
Enable proprietary IE – Select to enable radio channel reports to be sent to the Wireless AP for
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improving roaming time and reliability, as well as improving client power consumption. The AP
channel report lists all channels on which the WM-AD can be found—all channels used by all
APs that have been assigned to the WM-AD. The AP will provide this list in a proprietary
information element to be included in Beacon and Probe response packets. By default this option
is disabled. It is recommended to enable this option.
Enable 11h support – Select to enable TPC (Transmission Power Control) reports. By default this
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option is disabled. It is recommended to enable this option.
Apply power back-off – Select to enable the AP to use reduced power (as does the 11h client).
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By default this option is disabled. It is recommended to enable this option.
Process client IE requests – Select to enable the AP to accept IE requests sent by clients via Probe
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Request frames and responds by including the requested IE's in the corresponding Probe
Response frames. By default this option is disabled. It is recommended to enable this option.
6 From the WM Access Domain list, select the APs and their radios that you want to assign to the
WM-AD. You can also use the Select APs list, to select APs and their radios by grouping:
All radios – Select to assign all of the APs' radios.
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a radios – Select to assign only the APs' a radios.
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b/g radios – Select to assign only the APs' b/g radios.
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local APs - all radios – Select to assign only the local APs.
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local APs - a radios – Select to assign only the local APs' a radios.
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local APs - b/g radios – Select to assign only the local APs' b/g radios.
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foreign APs - all radios – Select to assign only the foreign APs.
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foreign APs - a radios – Select to assign only the foreign APs' a radios.
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foreign APs - b/g radios – Select to assign only the foreign APs' b/g radios.
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clear all selections – Select to clear all of the AP radio assignments.
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original selections – Select to return to the AP radio selections prior to the most recent save.
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7 To save your changes, click Save.
You can view the WM-ADs that each radio is assigned to by clicking on each radio tab in the
Altitude AP Configuration screen.
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