interface-config-radio-instance

interface

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

The new 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:
  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
  antenna-diversity           Transmit antenna diversity for non-11n transmit
                              rates
  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
  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 guard interval
  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
  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
  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
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
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