AFC Tab

The AFC tab displays 6GHz SP specific parameters for the subset of APs supporting SP.

This section explains the information displayed under the AFC tab.

The dashboard summary displays Geo Location, AFC status, and SP Radio Operational Status information for APs at the selected site.

You can choose to view a specific floor or all floors at the site using the Floor-Select drop-down list. The default view is All floors.

Following is a description of the information displayed under each column heading in the AFC tab for each AP at the selected site.

Status — Indicates service status.
Name — The AP name.
Model — The AP model (e.g., AP5050)
Radio Index — 1, 2, or 3
Geo Location — One of the following:
- Not Available — The initial state after the AP is powered up.
- Available -GPS — When exposed to open sky, the GPS can lock within 2 minutes. Otherwise, the required time to lock GPS depends on signal obstructions.
- Available-Derived — The geo-location coordinates have been derived through a mobile phone application.
Anchor Type — Source from which the anchor AP derived geo coordinates
AFC Status — One of the following:
- PENDING — The initial state after the AP was powered up, AP waits for “Geo Location Available” and AFC spectrum response from the AFC server.
- AVAILABLE — AFC spectrum is available until Expire Date shown, 24 hours after the AFC server assigned the spectrum.
- GRACE-PERIOD — The AFC spectrum needs to be renewed every 24 hours (see AFC Schedule). If the AFC server is not reachable or not responding at the selected time, the status changes to GRACE-PERIOD. The status remains in GRACE-PERIOD until next midnight. If the AFC server stays down, changes to PENDING and shuts down the radios. When the AFC server recovers the state will change to PENDING.
- NO-SPECTRUM
Expire — Hours to expiration
Power Mode — LPI, SP, or LPI + SP
Channel — 23e/80 or N/A
Req. Channel — 23e/80
Fallback Channel — 7e/80
Power — 12dBm or N/A
Req. Power — 18dBm
Floor Name — The name assigned to a floor plan
Subgraph — Name of the subgraph to which the AP belongs
FTM Ranges — Number of FTM-detected APs that are within range of the selected AP

Note

Req. Channel and Fallback Channel must be the same channel width.

Use Auto Refresh to automatically refresh the information presented. From the Auto Refresh drop-down field, select the refresh value. Valid values are:

OFF
30 Seconds
1 Minute
3 Minutes
5 Minutes

You can also select

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Note

Save your page setting changes. Auto Refresh is implemented at the browser level and therefore will reset any selections or unsaved page setting changes. When using Auto Refresh, select a refresh interval that allows you to complete the operation within the defined interval. For best results, set Auto Refresh to OFF during configuration selections or selection of a large number of elements.