Reference Guide

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Maximum Distance Maximum distance between a client and an AP or between a mesh point and a mesh
portal, in meters. This value is used to derive ACK and CTS timeout times. A value of 0
specifies default settings for this parameter, where timeouts are only modified for
outdoor mesh radios which use a distance of 16km.
The upper limit for this parameter varies, depending on the 20/40 MHz mode for a 2.4GHz
frequency band radio:
 20MHz mode: 54km
 40MHz mode: 24km
Iff you configure a value above the supported maximum, the maximum supported value is
used instead. Values below 600m will use default settings.
Spectrum Monitoring When this parameter is enabled, it turns an AP in ap-mode into a hybrid AP. An AP in
hybrid AP mode will continue to serve clients as an access point while it scans and
analyzes spectrum analysis data for a single radio channel.
Assignment Displays whether or not ARM channel and power assignment has been enabled or
disabled.
Allowed bands for 40MHz
channels
Forty MHz channels may be used on the specified radio bands (802.11a or 802.11g).
Client Aware Shows if the client aware feature has been enabled or disabled for this AP. If enabled, AP
will not change channels when there are active clients.
Max Tx Power Maximum transmission power for this AP, in dBm.
Min Tx Power Minimum transmission power for this AP, in dBm.
Multi Band Scan Shows if the multi-band scan feature has been enabled or disabled on this AP. If enabled,
single-radio APs will try to scan across bands for Rogue AP detection
Rogue AP Aware Shows if the rogue AP awareness feature has been enabled or disabled on this AP. If
enabled, the AP will try to contain off-channel Rogue APs
Scan Interval This column indicates, in seconds, how often the AP will leave its current channel to
scan other channels in the band if scanning is enabled
Active Scan Displays whether or not the active scan feature is enabled.
NOTE: This option elicits more information from nearby APs, but also creates additional
management traffic on the network. Active Scan is disabled by default, and should not be
enabled except under the direct supervision of Dell Support.
Scanning Shows if scanning is enabled or disabled for this AP. If this option is disabled, the
following other options will also be disabled:
 Multi Band Scan
 Rogue AP Aware
 Voip Aware Scan
 Power Save Scan
Scan Time The amount of time, in milliseconds, an AP will drift out of the current channel to scan
another channel. The supported range for this setting is 0-2,147,483,647 seconds. Best
practices are to configure a scan time between 50-200 msec.
VoIP Aware Scan Shows if VoIP aware scanning is enabled or disabled. If you use voice handsets in the
WLAN, VoIP Aware Scan should be enabled in the ARM profile so the AP will not attempt
to scan a different channel if one of its clients has an active VoIP call. This option
requires that Scanning is also enabled.
Power Save Aware Scan Shows if the power save aware scan is enabled or disabled. If enabled, the AP will not
scan a different channel if it has one or more clients and is in power save mode.
Default: enabled
Ideal Coverage Index The Dell coverage index metric is a weighted calculation based on the RF coverage for
all DellAPs and neighboring APs on a specified channel. The Ideal Coverage Index
specifies the ideal coverage that an AP should try to achieve on its channel. The denser
the AP deployment, the lower this value should be.
Parameter Description