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4. Refer to the Properties field for the following
Desired Channel
When the radio's channel is configured statically, the Actual Channel and Desired Channel are the same. If using
ACS (Automatic Channel Selection), the switch selects a channel for the radio. The Desired Channel displays "ACS"
and the Actual channel displays the channel selected for the radio. When set to Random, the applet determines the
channel's designation.
Actual Channel
When the radio's channel is configured statically, the Actual Channel and Desired Channel are the same. If using
ACS (Automatic Channel Selection), the switch selects a channel for the radio. The Desired channel displays "ACS"
and the Actual Channel displays the channel selected for the radio.
Desired Power (dBm)
Displays the configured power setting in dBm for the selected radio. In most cases, the Desired Power and Actual
Power are the same unless the desired power level would put the radio's output power outside the accepted
regulatory compliance range.
Actual Power
Displays the current power level in dBm for the selected radio. In most cases, the Desired Power and Actual Power
are the same unless the desired power level would put the radio's output power outside the accepted regulatory
compliance range.
Placement
When the radio is adopted using the default configuration, the power for the radio can be defined as "Indoor" or
"Outdoor." However, some countries have restrictions for the use of outdoor radios. If using a value of "Outdoor",
verify if it is in compliance with the country of operation's regulatory restrictions.
Last Adopted
Displays the time this radio was last adopted by the switch.
AP IP Address Mask
Displays the net mask address associated with the selected Access Port IP Address.
Voice Calls
Displays the current number of active voice calls for the selected radio.
5. Click the Edit button to launch a screen used to configure radio-specific parameters. For more
6. Click the Delete button to remove a radio. However, before a radio can be removed, the radio's
7.
8. Click the Reset button to reset an individual radio.
9. Click the Tools > button to displays a submneu with Reset, Run ACS, and Export options.
10. Select an AP from the table and click the AP Mesh button to configure a mesh network.
11. When using clustering and the Cluster GUI feature is enabled, a pull-down menu will be
12. Click the Global Settings button to display a screen with settings applying to all radios on the
Configuring an AP Mesh Network
Use the AP Mesh screen to configure mesh network settings for the selected Access Point.
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information, see Editing AP Settings on page 4-177.
BSS mapping must be removed.
Click the Add button to add a radio. The radio must be added before the radio can be adopted.
For more information, see Adding APs on page 4-183.
Select the Reset option to reset the Access Port radio. Select the Run ACS Now option to scan
all channels and discover which radios are adopted and on what channel. ACS then analyzes
the radios' channels and moves the radio to the channel where it is least likely to have
interference from the other radios. Use the Export option to move the contents of the table to a
Comma Separated Values file (CSV).
available to select which cluster members' Access Port radios are displayed. To view Access
Port radios from all cluster members, select All from the pull-down menu. To view Access Port
radios from a specific cluster member, select that member's IP address from the pull-down
menu.
system. For more information, see
Configuring an AP's Global Settings on page
4
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