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Assigning an 802.11a/802.11g Profile
Use the following procedure to assign an 802.11a or 802.11g RF management profile to an AP group or individual
AP using the WebUI.
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration window. Select either the AP Group or AP
Specific tab.
If you selected AP Group, click the Edit button by the AP group name to which you want to assign a new
802.11a or 802.11g RF management profile.
If you selected AP Specific, click the Edit button by the AP to which you want to assign a new 802.11a or
802.11g RF management profile
2. Under the Profiles list, expand the RF management menu.
3. To select a 802.11a radio profile for an AP or AP group, click 802.11a radio profile. In the Profile Details
window pane, click the 802.11a radio profile drop-down list and select the desired profile from the list
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To select a 802.11g radio profile for an AP or AP group, click 802.11g radio profile. In the Profile Details
window pane, click the 802.11g radio profile drop-down list and select the desired profile from the list
ARM profile Dell's proprietary Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology maximizes WLAN performance
by dynamically and intelligently choosing the best 802.11 channel and transmit power for each Dell
AP in its current RF environment.
Every RF management profile references an ARM profile. If you specify an active and enabled ARM
profile, you do not need to manually configure the Channel and Transmit Power parameters for this
802.11a or 802.11g profile. For details on referencing an ARM profile, see “Assigning an ARM
Profile”.
The Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) profile associated with this 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile
appears beneath the 802.11a/802.11g radio profile name in the profiles list. To change the ARM
profile associated with an 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, select the associated ARM profile in the
profiles list then click the drop-down list in the Profile Details section of the page to select a new
profile.
High-throughput radio
profile
A high-throughput profile manages 40 MHz tolerance settings, and controls whether or not APs
using this profile will advertise intolerance of 40 MHz operation. (This option is disabled by default,
allowing 40 MHz operation.)
A high-throughput profile also determines whether an AP radio using the profile will stop using the
40 MHz channels surrounding APs or stations advertise 40 MHz intolerance. This option is enabled
by default. For details on referencing a high-throughput radio profile, see “Assigning a High-
throughput Profile”.
The high-throughput radio profile associated with this 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile appears
beneath the 802.11a/802.11g radio profile name in the profiles list. To change the high-throughput
radio profile associated with an 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, select the associated high-
throughput radio profile in the profiles list then click the drop-down list in the Profile Details section
of the page to select a new profile.
Spectrum Monitoring
Profile
The spectrum monitoring profile defines the spectrum band and device ageout times used by a
spectrum monitor radio.
The spectrum monitoring profile associated with this 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile appears
beneath the 802.11a/802.11g radio profile name in the profiles list. To change the spectrum
monitoring profile associated with an 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, select the associated
spectrum monitoring profile in the profiles list then click the drop-down list in the Profile Details
section of the page to select a new profile.
AM Scanning Profile The AM scanning profile associated with this 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile appears beneath the
802.11a/802.11g radio profile name in the profiles list. To change the AM scanning profile associated
with an 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, select the associated AM scanning profile in the profiles list
then click the drop-down list in the Profile Details section of the page to select a new profile.
Table 43 802.11a/802.11g RF Management Configuration Parameters (Continued)
Parameter Description