Configuring An Individual Ap To Run In Spectrum Mode - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Figure 108 Spectrum mode in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration
The above steps will use the defaults in the referenced Spectrum Profile. To change the defaults, navigate to
Groups > Dell PowerConnect W Config > Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio > Spectrum and create a new
Spectrum profile with non-default settings. In most cases, you should not change the settings in the default
profile.
If all of the devices in this Dell PowerConnect W AP Group are managed by the same controller and you want to
temporarily override one or more profile settings in your spectrum-mode APs, you can set up a controller override.
To disable spectrum mode in this group, change the referenced radio profile back to default.

Configuring an Individual AP to run in Spectrum Mode

If you want to temporarily set an individual radio in an AP to run in Spectrum mode without creating or changing
Dell PowerConnect W AP Groups or radio profiles, perform these steps to set up a Spectrum Override on a
supported Dell PowerConnect W-Series AP:
1. Go to the APs/Devices > Manage page for a Spectrum-supported Dell PowerConnect W-Series AP (Dell
PowerConnect W-AP105, Dell PowerConnect W-AP120 Series, Dell PowerConnect W-AP130 Series, Dell
PowerConnect W-AP90 Series).
2. After checking the Audit page, set the AP to Manage Read/Write mode.
3. Select Yes on the Spectrum Override field for one or both radios, depending on the band and channels you
want it to analyze.
4. Select the band that should run in spectrum. If you selected the 5GHz band in the 802.11an Radio section,
choose the lower, middle, or upper range of channels that you want to be analyzed by this radio.
5. Select Save and Apply and confirm your edit.
This overrides the current Mode setting for that AP (ap-mode or am-mode).
After making this change, you can view the new Radio Role field that will appear in the Radios section of the
APs/Devices > Monitor page.
The new role, Spectrum Sensor, is a link to the Spectrum Analysis page for the controller that manages this AP, as
illustrated in
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