Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.01.03 or greater

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Introduction
Radio Ports
See Chapter 6: Wireless Network Management to learn about both configuring
a radio as a dedicated detector and enabling a radio to listen for APs in the
background of other functions.
Configuring the ProCurve RPs
The ProCurve RP 210, 220, and 230 do not include a management interface.
You configure these devices by configuring the Wireless Edge Services xl
Module, which automatically deploys configurations to adopted RPs.
For example, if you want to specify the country code so that an RP can activate
its radio, you must do so from the Wireless Edge Services xl Module. If you
want RPs to support a WLAN, then you configure and enable that WLAN on
the Wireless Edge Services xl Module. The Wireless Edge Services xl Module
deploys the WLAN configuration to all adopted RPs, so you can quickly
configure a consistent wireless service set throughout your entire network.
A radio configuration includes settings such as:
■ country code
The country code programs the radio to use channels and transmission
powers according to your country’s regulatory restrictions.
■ channel
You can set a channel manually, or you can specify a method such as
automatic channel select (ACS) that radios use to choose their own
channel.
■ power
The power determines the radio’s signal strength. You might lower this
power when using external antennas or placing RPs close to each other.
■ data rate sets
On 802.11bg radios, the data rate set determines whether the radio sup-
ports both 802.11b and 802.11g stations or only 802.11g stations.
■ advanced radio settings
You will learn more about these options in Chapter 5: Radio Port Config-
uration.
■ WLAN assignment
When you enable a WLAN, the module automatically configures radios to
support that WLAN. It creates a radio configuration that specifies which
SSIDs should be assigned to which of the radio’s BSSIDs.