WESM zl Management and Configuration Guide WT.01.28 and greater

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Radio Port Configuration
Configuring Radio Settings
Setting the Radio Description. While configuring a radio description will not
affect radio functions, doing so can save time and effort when managing or trouble-
shooting your wireless network.
The default radio description is “RADIO” followed by the radio’s index number. For
example, the radio that has been assigned to index 1 has “RADIO1” as its description.
It is often a good idea to describe a radio according to its intended coverage area or
function.
To modify the description, complete these steps:
1. Select Network Setup > Radio and click the Configuration tab.
2. In the Radio Descr. field, enter a text string of up to 20 characters to describe the
radio.
3. Click the OK button.
Dedicating a Radio as a Detector for Unapproved APs. You can dedicate a par-
ticular radio to detecting APs in your environment. Such a radio constantly scans for
neighboring APs on all allowed channels, but it does not support stations.
To enable this function, complete these steps:
1. Select Network Setup > Radio and click the Configuration tab.
2. Select the radio that you want to configure and click the Edit button.
3. Check the Dedicate this Radio as a Detector box.
Note If you enabled this function in the radio adoption default configurations as a security
feature, you can uncheck this box to enable an authorized radio to support stations.
4. Click the OK button.
Take care. Any stations currently associated with this radio most move to a
different radio or lose their connections.
On the Network Setup > Radio > Configuration screen, in the State column, the
radio’s state should change to either Normal or Detector, as you have specified. (See
Figure 3-10 on page 3-25.)
Configuring a Radio as a Single-Channel Detector for Unapproved APs. A
dedicated detector radio sends probes for unapproved APs on all allowed channels
in its frequency, but does not support wireless stations. To allow an RP radio to detect
some APs, while still supporting stations, enable the radio to scan for rogue APs only
on its own channel.