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Backhaul Channel Deselection on Serial Backhaul Access Point
• To disable the 802.11a network, enter the following command:
config 802.11a disable network
• To enable the 802.11a network, enter the following command:
config 802.11a enable network
You cannot directly delete a channel from the DCA list if it is assigned to any 1524 RAP. To delete a channel
assigned to a RAP, you must first change the channel assigned to the RAP and then enter the config advanced
802.11a channel delete channel number command from the controller.
The following is a sample output of the add channel and delete channel commands:
(Controller) >
Disabling the 802.11a network may strand mesh APs. Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n)y
(Controller) >
(Controller) >
802.11a 5 GHz Auto-RF:
Allowed Channel List......................... 36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,116,
DCA channels for cSerial Backhaul Mesh APs is enabled.
DCA list should have at least 3 non public safety channels supported by Serial Backhaul Mesh
APs.
Otherwise, the Serial Backhaul Mesh APs can get stranded.
Are you sure you want to continue? (y/N)y
Failed to delete channel.
Reason: Channel 116 is configured for one of the Serial Backhaul RAPs.
Disable mesh backhaul dca-channels or configure a different channel for Serial Backhaul RAPs.
(Controller) > config advanced 802.11a channel delete 132
802.11a 5 GHz Auto-RF:
Allowed Channel List..................... 36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,116,132,140
DCA channels for Serial Backhaul Mesh APs is enabled.
DCA list should have at least 3 non public safety channels supported by Serial Backhaul Mesh
APs.
Otherwise, the Serial Backhaul Mesh APs can get stranded.
Are you sure you want to continue? (y/N)y
(Controller) >
Step 3 After a suitable DCA list has been created, enter the config mesh backhaul dca-channels enable command to enable
the backhaul channel deselection feature for mesh access points.
You can enter the config mesh backhaul dca-channels disable command if you want to disable the backhaul channel
deselection feature for mesh access points.
It is not required that you disable 802.11a network to enable or disable this feature.
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config 802.11a disable network
config advanced 802.11a channel add 132
config advanced 802.11a channel delete 116
config 802.11a enable network
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