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Table 46 Profiles > RF > Event Thresholds Profile Settings (Continued) Field Default Description Frame Retry Rate 50 High Watermark Sets a high percentage watermark for frame retry levels. When the percentage of frame retries exceeds the configured high watermark, the system generates an alert. Defining 0% disables this function. Frame Retry Rate 10 Low Watermark Sets a low percentage watermark for frame retry levels. When the percentage of frame retries exceeds the configured low watermark, the system generates an alert. Defining 0% disables this function. 3. Select Add or Save. The added or edited profile appears on the Profiles > RF > Event Thresholds page. Profiles > RF > Optimization The RF Optimization profile enables or disables load balancing based on a user-defined number of clients or degree of AP utilization on an AP. Use this profile to detect coverage holes, radio interference and STA association failures and configure Received signal strength indication (RSSI) metrics. Perform these steps to create or edit Optimization profiles. 1. Select Profiles > RF > Optimization in the Dell PowerConnect W Navigation pane. This page summarizes the current cluster profiles. 2. Select the Add button to create a new Optimization profile, or click the pencil icon to edit an existing profile. The Details page appears. Complete the settings as described in Table 28: Table 47 Profiles > RF > Optimization Profile Settings Field Default Description General Settings Folder Top Name Other Settings AP Load Balancing Blank No AP Load Balancing 8 Max Retries (0-100,000) AP Load Balancing 0 User High Watermark (0-100,000) AP Load Balancing 0 User Low Watermark (0-100,000) AP Load Balancing Util 0 High Watermark (0-100%) AP Load Balancing Util 0 Low Watermark (0-100%) Set the folder with which the profile is associated. The drop-down menu displays all folders available for association with the profile. Enter the name of the threshold profile. Enable or disable AP load balancing based on a user-defined number of clients or the degree of AP utilization on an AP. Set the maximum number of times that an AP attempts load balancing before timing out. Set the high watermark level for the number of users that AP load balancing is to support. The supported range is 0 to 100,000 users, and setting this field to 0 users disables this function. When the number of users exceeds the high watermark, it triggers an alert. Set the low watermark level for the number of users that AP load balancing is to support. The supported range is 0 to 100,000 users, and setting this field to 0 users disables this function. When the number of users exceeds the low watermark, it triggers an alert. Set the high watermark level as a percentage of load balancing utilization. The supported range is 0 to 100%, and a value of 0% disables this function. When this watermark is exceeded, it triggers an alert or wait time. Set the low watermark level as a percentage of load balancing utilization. The supported range is 0 to 100%, and a value of 0% disables this function. When this watermark is exceeded, it triggers an alert or wait time. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Configuration Guide Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference | 109

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Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2
| Configuration Guide
Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference
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3.
Select
Add
or
Save
.
The added or edited profile appears on the
Profiles > RF > Event Thresholds
page.
Profiles > RF > Optimization
The RF Optimization profile enables or disables load balancing based on a user-defined number of clients or
degree of AP utilization on an AP. Use this profile to detect coverage holes, radio interference and STA
association failures and configure Received signal strength indication (RSSI) metrics.
Perform these steps to create or edit Optimization profiles.
1.
Select
Profiles > RF > Optimization
in the
Dell PowerConnect W Navigation
pane. This page summarizes
the current cluster profiles.
2.
Select the
Add
button to create a new
Optimization
profile
,
or click the
pencil
icon to edit an existing profile.
The
Details
page appears. Complete the settings as described in
Table 28
:
Frame Retry Rate
High Watermark
50
Sets a high percentage watermark for frame retry levels. When the percentage of frame
retries exceeds the configured high watermark, the system generates an alert. Defining 0%
disables this function.
Frame Retry Rate
Low Watermark
10
Sets a low percentage watermark for frame retry levels. When the percentage of frame
retries exceeds the configured low watermark, the system generates an alert. Defining 0%
disables this function.
Table 47
Profiles > RF > Optimization Profile Settings
Field
Default
Description
General Settings
Folder
Top
Set the folder with which the profile is associated. The drop-down menu displays all folders
available for association with the profile.
Name
Blank
Enter the name of the threshold profile.
Other Settings
AP Load Balancing
No
Enable or disable AP load balancing based on a user-defined number of clients or the
degree of AP utilization on an AP.
AP Load Balancing
Max Retries
(0-100,000)
8
Set the maximum number of times that an AP attempts load balancing before timing out.
AP Load Balancing
User High Watermark
(0-100,000)
0
Set the high watermark level for the number of users that AP load balancing is to support.
The supported range is 0 to 100,000 users, and setting this field to 0 users disables this
function. When the number of users exceeds the high watermark, it triggers an alert.
AP Load Balancing
User Low Watermark
(0-100,000)
0
Set the low watermark level for the number of users that AP load balancing is to support.
The supported range is 0 to 100,000 users, and setting this field to 0 users disables this
function. When the number of users exceeds the low watermark, it triggers an alert.
AP Load Balancing Util
High Watermark
(0-100%)
0
Set the high watermark level as a percentage of load balancing utilization. The supported
range is 0 to 100%, and a value of 0% disables this function. When this watermark is
exceeded, it triggers an alert or wait time.
AP Load Balancing Util
Low Watermark
(0-100%)
0
Set the low watermark level as a percentage of load balancing utilization. The supported
range is 0 to 100%, and a value of 0% disables this function. When this watermark is
exceeded, it triggers an alert or wait time.
Table 46
Profiles > RF > Event Thresholds Profile Settings
(Continued)
Field
Default
Description