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Each field is described in the following table.
Table 54 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > AP Group > Add/Edit
LABEL DESCRIPTION
General Settings
Group Name Enter a name for this group. You can use up to 31 alphanumeric characters. Dashes and
underscores are also allowed. The name should start with a letter.
Description Enter a description for this group. You can use up to 31 characters, spaces and
underscores allowed.
Radio 1/2 Setting
OP Mode Select the operating mode for radio 1 or radio 2.
AP Mode means the AP can receive connections from wireless clients and pass their
data traffic through to the NXC to be managed (or subsequently passed on to an
upstream gateway for managing).
MON Mode means the AP monitors the broadcast area for other APs, then passes their
information on to the NXC where it can be determined if those APs are friendly or
rogue. If an AP is set to this mode it cannot receive connections from wireless clients.
Root AP means the radio acts as an AP and also supports the wireless connections with
other APs (in repeater mode) to form a ZyMesh/WDS to extend its wireless network.
Note: You can select Root AP in an AP group only when the ZyMesh license is activated.
Repeater AP means the radio can establish a wireless connection with other APs (in
either root AP or repeater mode).
Note: To prevent bidge loops, do NOT set both radios on a managed AP to Repeater AP
Note: Ensure you restart the managed AP after you change its operating mode.
Radio 1/2 AP Profile Select an AP profile from the list. If no profile exists, you can create a new one through
the Create new Object menu.
Radio 1/2 Profile Select a monitor mode profile profile from the list. If no profile exists, you can create a
new one through the Create new Object menu.
Radio 1/2 ZyMesh This field is available only when the radio is in Root AP or Repeater AP mode.
Profile
Select the ZyMesh profile the radio uses to connect to a root AP or repeater.
Output Power Set the output power of the AP.
If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the managed
AP to reduce interference with other APs.
Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NXC's effective broadcast radius.
Edit Select an SSID and click this button to reassign it. The selected SSID becomes editable
immediately upon clicking.
# This is the index number of the SSID profile. You can associate up to eight SSID profiles
with an AP radio.
SSID Profile Indicates which SSID profile is associated with this radio profile.
VLAN Settings
Force Overwrite Select this to have the NXC change the AP's management VLAN to match the
VLAN Config configuration in this screen.
Management VLAN Enter a VLAN ID for this AP.
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