Users Guide

Spectrum Configurations and Prerequisites
The following prerequisites must be in place to configure an AP to run in Spectrum mode in W-AirWave:
l The AP must be in Manage Read/Write mode.
l The AP’s associated controller must have an RFprotect license and must be running ArubaOS 6.0 or later.
l Dell Networking W GUI Config must be enabled for that AP’s group in the Groups > Basic page.
There are three main situations in which you would set one or more devices to Spectrum mode in W-AirWave:
l Dell Networking W AP Groups running permanently with the default Spectrum profile
l Individual APs running temporarily in Spectrum mode while part of a Dell Networking W AP Group set to ap-
mode
l Controller-level Spectrum Overrides (an alternative to creating new Dell Networking W AP groups or new radio
profiles for temporary changes)
Setting up a Permanent Spectrum Dell AP Group
If you have multiple supported Dell Networking W-Series APs in multiple controllers that you want to run in
Spectrum mode over the long run, you create a special Dell Networking W AP group and set up a profile that is
set to spectrum-mode and references the default Spectrum profile. Set up more than one profile if you want
to utilize both radio bands in Spectrum mode.
If you use an 802.11a or 802.11g radio profile to create a group of spectrum monitors, all APs in any AP group
referencing that radio profile will be set to spectrum mode. Therefore, best practices are to create a new 802.11a
or 802.11g radio profile just for spectrum monitors.
If Use Global Dell Networking W Configuration is enabled in AMP Setup > General, create the
configuration below, then go to the controller group's Controller Config page and select the newly created Dell
Networking W AP Group.
Perform these steps to set the AP group to use the default Spectrum profile settings:
1. On the Groups > Controller Config page, click the Add New Dell Group button.
2. Give the new Group a name (such as Spectrum APs), and select the plus sign next to the 802.11a Radio
Profile field to create a new radio profile.
3. Enter a name under the General Settings section of Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio.
4. In the Other Settings section, change the Mode field from ap-mode to spectrum-mode, as illustrated in
Figure 76, and then select Save.
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