Configure Basic RF Management

From the Basic tab, configure RF Management parameters for either an ACS policy or a Smart RF policy. Select Smart Monitoring Enabled to display the Smart RF parameters.

Table 1. Basic RF Management Parameters
Parameter	Description
Name	Name of the RF Management policy.
Smart Monitoring Enabled	When enabled, detector radios monitor their coverage areas for potential failed peers or coverage area holes requiring transmission adjustments for coverage compensation. Smart Monitoring is enabled by default. If you disable Smart Monitoring, the following GUI changes occur: Under the Basic tab, the Sensitivity, Interference Recovery, and Neighbor Recovery parameters disappear. The Recovery, Select Shutdown, and Auto Sensor tabs are greyed out (disabled).
Sensitivity Note: Available for Smart RF policy only.	Determines pre-defined thresholds for Smart RF. Valid values are: Low — Interference recovery 30 dBm. Coverage Hole Recovery 20 dBm Medium — Interference recovery 20 dBm. Coverage Hole Recovery 20 dBm High — Interference recovery 5 dBm. Coverage Hole Recovery 20 dBm Custom. Select Custom to modify Smart RF settings. Note: If the sensitivity setting is too low, you may be tolerating channel congestion, impacting network performance. If the sensitivity setting is too high, you may have difficulty finding an optimal channel. The default Smart RF policy that is delivered with ExtremeCloud IQ Controller is configured with Medium sensitivity.
Interference Recovery	Determines optimum channel due to noise thresholds, client count and other factors that influence channel switching algorithms. To avoid channel flapping, a defined hold-timer disables interference avoidance for a specific period of time upon detection. Interference Recovery is enabled for both the Default ACS and Default Smart RF policies.
Coverage Hole Recovery Note: Available for Smart RF policy only.	Determines radio power adjustments to react to holes in RF coverage in an AP deployment area. Smart RF determines the radio power adjustments required based on a reporting client‘s signal to noise (SNR) ratio. If a client‘s SNR is above the administrator threshold, the connected AP's transmit power increases until the noise rate falls below the threshold. Coverage Hole Recovery is enabled for the default Smart RF policy.
Neighbor Recovery	Determines coverage behavior when a radio failure is detected within the coverage area. RF Management provides automatic recovery by instructing neighboring APs to increase their transmit power to compensate for the coverage loss. Neighbor recovery is enabled for both the Default ACS and Default Smart RF policies.

Select the Channel and Power tab to modify radio channel and power settings.