Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- About this Guide
- About Instant
- Setting up a W-IAP
- Automatic Retrieval of Configuration
- Instant User Interface
- Initial Configuration Tasks
- Customizing W-IAP Settings
- Modifying the W-IAP Host Name
- Configuring Zone Settings on a W-IAP
- Specifying a Method for Obtaining IP Address
- Configuring External Antenna
- Configuring Radio Profiles for a W-IAP
- Configuring Uplink VLAN for a W-IAP
- Changing the W-IAP Installation Mode
- Changing USB Port Status
- Master Election and Virtual Controller
- Adding a W-IAP to the Network
- Removing a W-IAP from the Network
- VLAN Configuration
- IPv6 Support
- Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Wireless Network Profiles
- Configuring Fast Roaming for Wireless Clients
- Configuring Modulation Rates on a WLAN SSID
- Multi-User-MIMO
- Management Frame Protection
- Disabling Short Preamble for Wireless Client
- Editing Status of a WLAN SSID Profile
- Editing a WLAN SSID Profile
- Deleting a WLAN SSID Profile
- Wired Profiles
- Captive Portal for Guest Access
- Understanding Captive Portal
- Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access
- Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access
- Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network
- Configuring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network
- Configuring Facebook Login
- Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users
- Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID
- Configuring Walled Garden Access
- Authentication and User Management
- Managing W-IAP Users
- Supported Authentication Methods
- Supported EAP Authentication Frameworks
- Configuring Authentication Servers
- Understanding Encryption Types
- Configuring Authentication Survivability
- Configuring 802.1X Authentication for a Network Profile
- Enabling 802.1X Supplicant Support
- Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile
- Configuring MAC Authentication with 802.1X Authentication
- Configuring MAC Authentication with Captive Portal Authentication
- Configuring WISPr Authentication
- Blacklisting Clients
- Uploading Certificates
- Roles and Policies
- DHCP Configuration
- Configuring Time-Based Services
- Dynamic DNS Registration
- VPN Configuration
- IAP-VPN Deployment
- Adaptive Radio Management
- Deep Packet Inspection and Application Visibility
- Voice and Video
- Services
- Configuring AirGroup
- Configuring a W-IAP for RTLS Support
- Configuring a W-IAP for Analytics and Location Engine Support
- Managing BLE Beacons
- Clarity Live
- Configuring OpenDNS Credentials
- Integrating a W-IAP with Palo Alto Networks Firewall
- Integrating a W-IAP with an XML API Interface
- CALEA Integration and Lawful Intercept Compliance
- Cluster Security
- W-IAP Management and Monitoring
- Uplink Configuration
- Intrusion Detection
- Mesh W-IAP Configuration
- Mobility and Client Management
- Spectrum Monitor
- W-IAP Maintenance
- Monitoring Devices and Logs
- Hotspot Profiles
- ClearPass Guest Setup
- IAP-VPN Deployment Scenarios
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Configuring ARM Features on a W-IAP
This section describes the following procedures for configuring ARM features:
l Band Steering on page 250
l Airtime Fairness Mode on page 251
l Client Match on page 251
l Access Point Control on page 253
Band Steering
The band steering feature assigns the dual-band capable clients to the 5 GHz band on dual-band W-IAPs. This
feature reduces co-channel interference and increases available bandwidth for dual-band clients, because there
are more channels on the 5 GHz band than that on the 2.4 GHz band. You can configure band steering
parameters through the Instant UI or the CLI.
In the Instant UI
To configure band steering:
1. In the RF>ARM > Show advanced options tab view, configure the following parameters:
Parameter Description
Prefer 5 GHz
Selectthis option to use band steering in the 5 GHz mode. On selecting this, the
W-IAP steers the client to the 5 GHz band (if the client is 5 GHz-capable), but
allows the client connection on the 2.4 GHz band if the client persistently
attempts for 2.4 GHz association.
Force 5 GHz
Select this option to enforce 5 GHz band steering mode on the W-IAPs.
Balance Bands
Select this option to allow the W-IAP to balance the clients across the two radios
to best utilize the available 2.4 GHz bandwidth. This feature takes into account
the fact that the 5 GHz band has more channels than the 2.4 GHz band, and
that the 5 GHz channels operate in 40 MHz, while the 2.4 GHz band operates in
20 MHz.
Disabled
Select this option if you want to allow the clients to select the band to use.
Table 53: Band Steering Mode—Configuration Parameters
2. Click OK.
In the CLI
To configure band steering:
(Instant AP)(config)# arm
(Instant AP)(ARM)# band-steering-mode {<Prefer 5 GHz>| <Force 5 GHz>|<Balance
Bands>|<Disabled>}
(Instant AP)(ARM)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply