Concept Guide

Parameter Description
Allowed bands for 40MHz
channels
Shows if 40 MHz mode of operation is allowed on the 5 GHz (802.11a) or
2.4 GHz (802.11b/g) frequency band only, on all frequency bands, or on
neither frequency band.
80MHz support Displays the status if 80 MHz channels can be used in the 5 GHz frequency
band on APs that support 802.11ac.
160MHz-support Displays the channel bandwidth mode on the 160 MHz frequency.
Client Aware Shows if the client aware feature is enabled or disabled. When enabled, the
AP does not change channels when there are active clients.
Max Tx Power The highest transmit power levels for the AP, from 0-30 dBm in 3 dBm
increments. Higher power level settings may be constrained by local
regulatory requirements and AP capabilities. In the event that an AP is
configured for a Max Tx Power setting it cannot support, this value will be
reduced to the highest supported power setting.
Min Tx Power The lowest transmit power levels for the AP, from 0-30 dBm, in 3 dBm
increments. Note that power settings will not change if the Assignment
option is set to disabled or maintain.
Multi Band Scan If enabled, single-radio APs will try to scan across bands for rogue AP
detection.
Rogue AP Aware If enabled, Dell APs may change channels to contain off-channel rogue APs
with active clients. This security features allows APs to change channels
even if the Client Aware setting is disabled.
This setting is disabled by default, and should only be enabled in high-
security environments where security requirements are allowed to
consume higher levels of network resources. You may prefer to receive
Rogue AP alerts via SNMP traps or syslog events.
Scan Interval If Scanning is enabled, the Scan Interval defines how often the AP will leave
its current channel to scan other channels in the band.
Off-channel scanning can impact client performance. Typically, the shorter
the scan interval, the higher the impact on performance. If you are
deploying a large number of new APs on the network, you may want to
lower the Scan Interval to help those APs find their optimal settings more
quickly. Raise the Scan Interval back to its default setting after the APs are
functioning as desired.
Aggressive Scanning When the aggressive scanning feature is enabled, an AP radio with no
clients will scan channels every second.
Active Scan If enabled, the AP initiates active scanning via probe request. 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.
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