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172 | Adaptive Radio Management Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 | User Guide
Monitoring the Network with ARM
When ARM is enabled, aW-IAP dynamically scans all 802.11 channels within its 802.11 regulatory
domain at regular intervals and provides reports for network (WLAN) coverage, interference, and
intrusion detection, to a Virtual Controller.
ARM Metrics
ARM computes coverage and interference metrics for each valid channel and chooses the best
performing channel and transmit power settings for each W-IAP RF environment. Each W-IAP
gathers other metrics on its ARM-assigned channel to provide a snapshot of the current RF health
state.
Configuring Administrator Assigned Radio Settings for W-IAP
Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) is enabled on DellW-Instant by default. It automatically
assigns appropriate channel and power settings for the W-IAPs.
To manually configure radio settings:
1. In the Access Points tab, click the AP for which you want to enable ARM. The edit link
appears.
2. Click the edit link. The Edit AP window appears.
3. Click the Radio tab.
Figure 124 - Configuring Administrator Assigned Radio Settings for W-IAP
4. Select the Mode from the drop-down list.
n Access Mode— In Access mode the AP serves clients, while also monitoring for rogue APs
in the background.