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Airtime Fairness Mode, Access Point Control, Customize Valid Channels,

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more channels than the 2.4Ghz band, and that the 5Ghz channels operate in 40MHz while the 2.5Ghz band operates in 20MHz.  Disabled- Disabled means that the clients selects which band to use. Airtime Fairness Mode This feature provides equal access to all clients on the wireless medium, regardless of client type, capability, or operating system, thus delivering uniform performance to all clients. This feature prevents some clients from monopolizing resources at the expense of other clients. NOTE: Ensure to reboot the IAP after configuring the radio profile settings in order for the changes to take effect. Airtime Fairness Modes Navigate to RF which is at the top right corner of the Instant UI and click ARM. The Airtime fairness consists of the following modes:  Default Access- Provides access based on the client request. When Air Time Fairness is set to default access, per user and per SSID bandwidth limits are not enforced  Fair Access- Allocates Airtime evenly across all the clients  Preferred Access- Allocates Airtime to all the clients but preference is for higher performing clients Figure 112 Airtime fairness mode Access Point Control Customize Valid Channels You can customize the Valid 5GHz channels for 20MHz channels and the Valid 2.4 GHz channels for 20MHz channels in the IAP. Here, the administrator can configure the ARM channels in the channel width window. The valid channels will automatically show in the static channel assignment window. 142 | Adaptive Radio Management Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.3.1-3.0.0.0 | User Guide

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Adaptive Radio Management
Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.3.1-3.0.0.0
| User Guide
more channels than the 2.4Ghz band, and that the 5Ghz channels operate in 40MHz while the 2.5Ghz band
operates in 20MHz.
Disabled—
Disabled means that the clients selects which band to use.
Airtime Fairness Mode
This feature provides equal access to all clients on the wireless medium, regardless of client type, capability, or
operating system, thus delivering uniform performance to all clients. This feature prevents some clients from
monopolizing resources at the expense of other clients.
Airtime Fairness Modes
Navigate to
RF
which is
at the top right corner of the Instant UI and click
ARM
.
The Airtime fairness consists of the following modes:
Default Access— Provides access based on the client request. When Air Time Fairness is set to default access,
per user and per SSID bandwidth limits are not enforced
Fair Access— Allocates Airtime evenly across all the clients
Preferred Access— Allocates Airtime to all the clients but preference is for higher performing clients
Figure 112
Airtime fairness mode
Access Point Control
Customize Valid Channels
You can customize the
Valid 5GHz channels
for 20MHz channels
and the
Valid 2.4 GHz channels
for 20MHz
channels
in the IAP. Here, the administrator can configure the ARM channels in the channel width window. The
valid channels will automatically show in the static channel assignment window.
NOTE:
Ensure to reboot the IAP after configuring the radio profile settings in order for the changes to take effect.