Configuring Arm Features On An Iap; Band Steering - Aruba IAP-335 User Manual

Configuring ARM Features on an IAP

This section describes the following procedures for configuring ARM features:
Band Steering on page 254
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Airtime Fairness Mode on page 255
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Client Match on page 255
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Access Point Control on page 257
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Band Steering

The band steering feature assigns the dual-band capable clients to the 5 GHz band on dual-band IAPs. This
feature reduces co-channel interference and increases available bandwidth for dual-band clients, because there
are more channels on the 5 GHz band than that on the 2.4 GHz band. You can configure band steering
parameters through the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To configure band steering:
1. In the RF > ARM > Show advanced options tab view, configure the following parameters:
Table 53: Band Steering Mode—Configuration Parameters
Parameter
Prefer 5 GHz
Force 5 GHz
Balance Bands
Disabled
2. Click OK.
In the CLI
To configure band steering:
(Instant AP)(config)# arm
(Instant AP)(ARM)# band-steering-mode {<Prefer 5 GHz>| <Force 5 GHz>|<Balance
Bands>|<Disabled>}
(Instant AP)(ARM)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
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Description
Select this option to use band steering in the 5 GHz mode. On selecting this, the
IAP steers the client to the 5 GHz band (if the client is 5 GHz-capable), but
allows the client connection on the 2.4 GHz band if the client persistently
attempts for 2.4 GHz association.
Select this option to enforce 5 GHz band steering mode on the IAPs.
Select this option to allow the IAP to balance the clients across the two radios to
best utilize the available 2.4 GHz bandwidth. This feature takes into account the
fact that the 5 GHz band has more channels than the 2.4 GHz band, and that
the 5 GHz channels operate in 40 MHz, while the 2.4 GHz band operates in 20
MHz.
Select this option if you want to allow the clients to select the band to use.
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