Specifications

Enabling BSAP Service
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• Configured APs - The BSC accepts connections from only those BSAPs that have a
configuration on the BSC. This is the recommended setting.
• Any AP - This is the default setting. The BSC issues certificates to any BSAP. Selecting
this option may pose a security risk to your network.
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Note: This feature is only for out-of-the-box access points that have not been previously
attached to a BSC and received a certificate. This feature is designed to prevent a
malicious third party from connecting an access point to your network, not to prevent one
of your own access points from connecting.
Time in minutes
between
checking
BlueSecure APs
Enter the frequency at which the BSC is to check connections to BSAPs. The default value
is ten minutes. Entering zero disables the BSAP connection check. The setting also defines
the frequency at which the BSC performs Dynamic RF updates to the BSAPs.
Dynamic RF
Configuration of
BlueSecure APs
Specify how the BSC is to manage and configure RF power and channel settings for
BSAPs under its control by selecting one of the following options from the drop-down
menu:
• Disabled - The BSC’s Dynamic RF capabilities are disabled. BSAP RF power and
channel settings must be manually configured.
• Set Once and Hold - The BSC configures the RF power and channel settings for the
BSAPs under its control once to achieve optimal RF performance and then maintains
these settings. You must manually configure any changes to the initial RF power and
channel settings that are set by the BSC.
• Continuous - The BSC continuously evaluates the BSAPs’ RF environment and modifies
the BSAPs’ RF power and channel settings as needed to achieve optimal RF
performance.
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Note: When a BSAP boots in Set Once and Hold mode, if there is no channel set, then
the BSAP will enter Channel Scanning mode. Channel Scanning will beacon an SSID
(ChannelScanning) that is secure and doesn't service clients. This SSID is used for other
APs to detect the new APs and new APs to detect each other. Depending on the
country, the BSAP will cycle through a set of three channels on each radio. The result is
that new (and existing) APs will see the new AP and it will see them.
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Note: The BSAP-1700 does not support dual mode or Dynamic RF, only Set Once and
Hold.
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Note: You can enable Dynamic RF and still optionally set a BSAP’s channel setting. The
BSC will not alter a BSAP’s channel setting via Dynamic RF if the BSAP’s Auto Channel
Select is disabled.
BG Channel List Specify the channels to which the BSC may set a BSAP’s 802.11b/g/n radio by selecting
one of the following options from the drop-down menu:
• 1, 6, 11 - provides a five-channel separation that reduces the chance of co-channel
interference.
• 1, 7, 13 - recommended channel settings for European/Asian deployments.
Advanced
Settings for
Dynamic RF
Optional. Mark the checkbox to modify any of the following advanced BSAP Dynamic RF
configuration settings:
• Enable Dynamic Power - Mark/unmark this checkbox to enable/disable the BSC to
dynamically change the power settings of BSAPs under its control to achieve optimal
RF performance.
• Dynamic RF Calibration Time - Time in minutes to run in dual mode to calibrate
Dynamic RF. The larger the deployment, the greater the time period required. The
default is 60 minutes.