interface-config-radio-instance

interface

This section documents radio interface configuration parameters applicable only to the access point profiles and devices.

The AP3000 and AP3000X access points combine powerful 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E technology, advanced security, and ML/AI cloud management capabilities as an enterprise-class solution in a small, low-power package that allows you to deploy high speed and highly secure Wi-Fi.

AP3000/X radio specifications:

  • Dual-radio design
  • Operational mode 1: 2.4/5 GHz data radios (2x2:2)
  • Operational mode 2: 5/6 GHz data radios (2x2:2)
  • Cellular Coexistence Filter (CCF) minimizes the impact of interference from cellular networks
  • Fully functional Wi-Fi with 802.3af

The AP50xx access point models are tri-radio access points with 6.0 GHz support.

AP5010 radio specifications:
  • Radio 1 —
    • 4x4 WLAN Service 2.4 GHz, Or
    • 2x2 WLAN Tri-Band Sensor, 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz, 6.0 GHz
    Radio modes:
    • sensor
    • b/g
    • g/n
    • b/g/n
    • g/n/ax
    • client-bridge
  • Radio 2 — 4x4 WLAN Service 5.0 GHz
    Radio modes:
    • a/n/ac
    • a/n/ac/ax
    • client-bridge
  • Radio 3 — 4x4 WLAN Service 6.0 GHz
    Radio modes:
    • ax6
    • client-bridge

The new AP4XX access points are tri-radio access point models.

AP410i and AP410e radio and antenna specifications:
  • Number of Radios: 3
    • Radio 1: Band locked at 2.4GHz; 2x2
    • Radio 2: Band locked at 5 GHz; 4x4
    • Radio 3: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sensor; 2x2
  • AP410i - Number of Antennas
    • Six WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna
  • AP410e - Number of Antennas
    • Six WiFi external antennas
    • One BLE external antenna
AP460i and AP460e radio and antenna specifications:
  • Number of Radios: 3
    • Radio 1: Band locked at 2.4GHz; 2x2.
    • Radio 2: Band locked at 5 GHz; 4x4
    • Radio 3: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz sensor; 2x2
  • AP460i - Number of Antennas
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna
  • AP460e - Number of Antennas
    • Eight WiFi external antennas
    • One BLE external antenna

The AP5XX access points are dual radio access point models.

AP505i radio and antenna specifications:
  • Number of Radios: 2
    • Radio 1: Band locked at 2.4GHz. provides Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support
    • Radio 2: Band locked at 5 GHz
  • Number of Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna
AP510i radio and antenna specifications:
  • Number of Radios: 2
    • Radio 1: Dual-band, supporting 2.4GHz and 5 GHz, provides BLE support
    • Radio 2: Band locked at 5 GHz
  • Number of Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna
AP510e radio and antenna specifications:
  • Number of Radios: 2
    • Radio 1: Dual-band, supporting 2.4GHz and 5 GHz, provides BLE support
    • Radio 2: Band locked at 5 GHz
  • Number of Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi external antennas, with the antenna ports grouped into:
      • group 1 - 1, 2, 3, and 4
      • group 2 - 5, 6, 7 and 8
    • One BLE internal antenna
AP560i radio and antenna specifications:
  • Number of Radios: 2
    • Radio 1: Dual-band, supporting 2.4GHz and 5 GHz, provides BLE support
    • Radio 2: Band locked at 5 GHz
  • Number of Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas
    • One BLE internal antenna
AP560h radio and antenna specifications:
  • Number of Radios: 2
    • Radio 1: Dual-band, supporting 2.4GHz and 5 GHz, provides BLE support
    • Radio 2: Band locked at 5 GHz
  • Number of Antennas:
    • Eight WiFi internal antennas, supporting the following internal antenna modes:
      • 30 degree
      • 70 degree
    • One BLE internal antenna

To enter the AP's profile → radio interface context, issue the following commands:

<DEVICE>(config)#profile <AP-TYPE> <PROFILE-NAME>

nx9500-6C8809(config)#profile ap505 test505
nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-test505)#

nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-test505)#interface radio 2
nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-test505-if-radio2)#

nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-test505-if-radio2)#?
Radio Mode commands:
  11axBSScolor                 Configure support for 802.11ax bss color
  11axOFDMA                    Configure support for 802.11ax ofdma
  11axSupport                  Configure support for 802.11ax mode
  11axTWT                      Configure support for 802.11ax twt
  adaptivity                   Adaptivity
  aeroscout                    Aeroscout Multicast MAC/Enable
  aggregation                  Configure 802.11n aggregation related
                               parameters
  airtime-fairness             Enable fair access to medium for clients based
                               on their usage of airtime
  ampdu-encapsulated-rx-amsdu  Permit AMSDU to be encapsulated inside AMPDU in
                               rx path
  antenna-diversity            Transmit antenna diversity for non-11n transmit
                               rates
  antenna-downtilt             Enable ADEPT antenna mode
  antenna-elevation            Specifies the antenna elevation gain
  antenna-gain                 Specifies the antenna gain of this radio
  antenna-mode                 Configure the antenna mode (number of transmit
                               and receive antennas) on the radio
  assoc-response               Configure transmission parameters for
                               Association Response frames
  association-list             Configure the association list for the radio
  beacon                       Configure beacon parameters
  bridge                       Bridge rf-mode related configuration
  channel                      Configure the channel of operation for this
                               radio
  data-rates                   Specify the 802.11 rates to be supported on
                               this radio
  description                  Configure a description for this radio
  dfs-rehome                   Revert to configured home channel once dfs
                               evacuation period expires
  dynamic-chain-selection      Automatic antenna-mode selection (antenna for
                               non-11n transmit rates)
  ekahau                       Ekahau Multicast MAC/Enable
  extended-range               Configure extended range
  fallback-channel             Configure the channel to be used for falling
                               back in the event of radar being detected on
                               the current operating channel
  guard-interval               Configure the 802.11n/ac/ax guard intervals
  ldpc                         Configure support for Low Density Parity Check
                               Code
  lock-rf-mode                 Retain user configured rf-mode setting for this
                               radio
  max-clients                  Maximum number of wireless clients allowed to
                               associate subject to AP limit
  mesh                         Configure radio mesh parameters
  meshpoint                    Enable meshpoints on this radio
  mu-mimo                      Enable multi user MIMO on this radio (selected
                               platforms only)
  no                           Negate a command or set its defaults
  non-unicast                  Configure handling of non-unicast frames
  off-channel-scan             Enable off-channel scanning on the radio
  placement                    Configure the location where this radio is
                               operating
  power                        Configure the transmit power of the radio
  preamble-short               Use short preambles on this radio
  probe-response               Configure transmission parameters for Probe
                               Response frames
  radio-resource-measurement   Configure support for 802.11k Radio Resource
                               Measurement
  radio-share-mode             Configure the radio-share mode of operation for
                               this radio
  rate-selection               Default or Opportunistic rate selection
  rf-mode                      Configure the rf-mode of operation for this
                               radio
  rifs                         Configure Reduced Interframe Spacing (RIFS)
                               parameters
  rts-threshold                Configure the RTS threshold
  rx-sensitivity-reduction     Configure radio receive sensitivity reduction
                               threshold
  shutdown                     Shutdown the selected radio interface
  smart-rf                     Configure radio specific smart-rf settings
  sniffer-redirect             Capture packets and redirect to an IP address
                               running a packet capture/analysis tool
  stbc                         Configure Space-Time Block Coding (STBC)
                               parameters
  transmit-beamforming         Enable Transmit Beamforming
  use                          Set setting to use
  wips                         Wireless intrusion prevention related
                               configuration
  wireless-client              Configure wireless client related parameters
  wlan                         Enable wlans on this radio

  clrscr                       Clears the display screen
  commit                       Commit all changes made in this session
  do                           Run commands from Exec mode
  end                          End current mode and change to EXEC mode
  exit                         End current mode and down to previous mode
  help                         Description of the interactive help system
  revert                       Revert changes
  service                      Service Commands
  show                         Show running system information
  write                        Write running configuration to memory or
                               terminal

nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-test505-if-radio2)#

The following table summarizes the radio interface configuration commands:

Commands Description
11axBSScolor Enables and disables support for 802.11ax BSS color number addition
11axFILS Configures the 6 GHz Discovery Method FILS for the radio.
11axOFDMA Enables and disables support for 802.11ax Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
11axPSC Configures PSC channels-only mode for the radio.
11axRNR Configures the 6 GHz Discovery Methods for the radio.
11axSupport Enables and disables the 802.11ax mode on AP5xx model APs.
11axTWT Enables and disables the Target Wake Time (TWT) capability on the 802.11ax AP5xx model APs.
11axUmuschedBrcmOnly Configure support for 802.11ax umusched brcm_only.
adaptivity Configures an adaptivity timeout value, in minutes, for avoidance of channels detected with radar or high levels of interference
aeroscout Enables Aeroscout multicast packet forwarding
aggregation Configures 802.11n aggregation parameters
airtime-fairness Enables fair access for clients based on airtime usage
antenna-diversity Transmits antenna diversity for non-11n transmit rates
antenna-elevation Configures the antenna‘s elevation gain.
antenna-gain Specifies the antenna gain for the selected radio
antenna-mode Configures the radio antenna mode
assoc-response Enables an access point to ignore or respond to an association/authorization request based on the configured Received Signal Strength Index (RSSI) threshold and deny-threshold values
association-list Associates an existing global association list with this radio interface
beacon Configures beacon parameters
bridge Configures client-bridge related parameters, if the selected radio‘s RF mode is set to bridge
channel Configures a radio‘s channel of operation
data-rates Specifies the 802.11 rates supported on a radio
description Configures the selected radio‘s description
dfs-rehome Reverts to configured home channel once Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) evacuation period expires
dynamic-chain-selection Enables automatic antenna mode selection
ekahau Enables Ekahau multicast packet forwarding
fallback-channel Configures the channel to which the radio switches in case of radar detection on the current channel
guard-interval Configures the 802.11n guard interval
ldpc Enables support for Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) on the radio interface
lock-rf-mode Retains user configured RF mode settings for the selected radio
max-clients Configures the maximum number of wireless clients allowed to associate with this radio
mu-mimo Enables multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) support on a radio
no (radio-interface-config-command) Negates or resets radio interface settings configures on a profile or a device
non-unicast Configures the handling of non unicast frames on this radio
off-channel-scan Enables selected radio‘s off channel scanning parameters
placement Defines selected radio‘s deployment location
power Configures the transmit power on this radio
preamble-short Enables the use of short preamble on this radio
probe-response Configures transmission parameters for probe response frames
radio-resource-measurement Enables 802.11k radio resource measurement
radio-share-mode Configures the mode of operation, for this radio, as radio-share
rate-selection Sets the data-rate selection mode to standard or opportunistic
rf-mode Configures the radio‘s RF mode
rifs Configures Reduced Interframe Spacing (RIFS) parameters on this radio
rts-threshold Configures the Request to Send (RTS) threshold value on this radio
shutdown Terminates or shuts down selected radio interface
smart-rf Overrides Smart RF channel width setting on the selected radio interface
sniffer-redirect Captures and redirects packets to an IP address running a packet capture/analysis tool
stbc Configures radio‘s Space Time Block Coding (STBC) mode
transmit-beamforming Enables transmit beamforming on the selected radio interface
use Enables use of an association ACL policy and a radio QoS policy by selected radio interface
wips Enables access point to change its channel of operation in order to terminate rogue devices
wireless-client Configures wireless client parameters on selected radio
wlan Enables a WLAN on selected radio