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Converting APs to Hybrid APs
You can convert a group of regular APs into a hybrid APs by selecting the spectrum monitoring option in the
AP group’s 802.11a and 802.11g radio profiles. Once you have enab led the spectrum monitoring option, all
APs in the group that support the spectrum monitoring feature start to function as hybrid APs. If any AP in the
group does not support the spectrum monitoring feature, that AP continues to function as a standard AP,
rather than a hybrid AP.
The spectrum monitoring option in the 802.11a and 802.11g radio profiles only affects APs in ap-mode. Devices in
am-mode (Air Monitors) or sm-mode (Spectrum Monitors) are not affected by enabling this option.
If you want to convert a individual AP (and not an entire AP group) to a hybrid AP, you must create a new
802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, enable the spectrum monitoring option, then reassign that AP to the new
profile. For additional information see Creating and Editing Mesh High-Throughput SSID Profiles on page 646
for details on how to create a new 802.11a/g radio profile, then assign an individual AP to that profile.
If the spectrum local-override profile on the controller that terminates the AP contains an entry for a hybrid AP radio,
that entry overrides the mode selection in the 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile, and the AP operates as a spectrum
monitor, not as a hybrid AP. You must remove any spectrum local override for an AP to allow the device to operate as
a hybrid AP. For further details on editing a spectrum local override, see Converting an Individual AP to a Spectrum
Monitor on page 778.
In the WebUI
Follow the procedure below to convert a group of APs to hybrid mode via the WebUI.
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration window. Select the AP Group tab.
2. Click Edit by the name of the AP group you want to convert to hybrid APs.
3. Under the Profiles list, expand the RF Management menu.
4. To enable a spectrum monitor on the 802.11a radio band, select the 802.11a radio profile menu.
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To enable a spectrum monitor on the 802.11g radio band, select the 802.11g radio profile menu.
5. The Profile Details pane appears. Select the Spectrum Monitor checkbox.
6. Click Apply.
In the CLI
To convert a group of APs via the command-line interface, access the CLI in config mode and issue the
following commands, where <profile> is the name of the 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile used by the group
of APs you want to convert to hybrid APs:
rf dot11a-radio-profile <profile> spectrum-monitoring
rf dot11g-radio-profile <profile> spectrum-monitoring
Converting an Individual AP to a Spectrum Monitor
There are two ways to change a radio on an individual AP or AM into a spectrum monitor. You can assign that
AP to a different 802.11a and 802.11g radio profile that is already set to spectrum mode, or you can
temporarily change the AP into a spectrum monitor using a local spectrum override profile. When you use a
local spectrum override profile to override an AP’s mode setting, that AP begins to operate as a spectrum
monitor, but remains associated with its previous 802.11a and 802.11g radio profiles. If you change any
parameter (other than the overridden mode parameter) in the spectrum monitor’s 802.11a or 802.11 radio
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