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Table 4 AP Overrides Add or Edit Page Fields (Continued) Field Default Description Excluded WLANs Excluded WLANs Referenced Profiles 802.11a Radio Profile 5_am 802.11g Radio Profile 2.4_am RF Optimization Profile default Event Thresholds Profile default This section displays WLANs currently defined in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration by default. This section can display selected WLANs or all WLANs. Use this section to specify which WLANs are not to support AP Override. Defines AP radio settings for the 5 GHz frequency band, including the Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) profile and the high-throughput (802.11n) radio profile. Select the pencil icon next to this field to edit or create additional profile settings in the RF > 802.11a/g Radio page. Select Save to return to the Add AP Group page. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio" on page 99. Defines AP radio settings for the 2.4 GHz frequency band, including the Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) profile and the high-throughput (802.11n) radio profile. Each 802.11a and 802.11b radio profile includes a reference to an Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) profile. If you would like the ARM feature to select dynamically the best channel and transmission power for the radio, verify that the 802.11a/802.11g radio profile references an active and enabled ARM profile. If you want to manually select a channel for each AP group, create separate 802.11a and 802.11g profiles for each AP group and assign a different transmission channel for each profile. The drop-down menu displays these options:  default  nchannel too high  nchannel too low Select the pencil icon next to this field to edit or create additional profile settings in the RF > 802.11a/g Radio page. Select Save to return to the Add AP Group page. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio" on page 99. 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. Select the pencil icon next to this field to display the Profiles > RF section of Dell PowerConnect W Configuration, and edit these settings as desired. Select Save to return to the Add AP Group page. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio" on page 99. Defines error event conditions, based on a customizable percentage of low-speed frames, non-unicast frames, or fragmented, retry or error frames. The drop-down menu displays these options:  default  all additional RF profiles currently configured in Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Select the pencil icon next to this field to display the Profiles > RF > Events Threshold section and edit these settings as desired. Select Save to return to the Add AP Group page. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > RF > Event Thresholds" on page 107. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Configuration Guide Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference | 43

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Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2
| Configuration Guide
Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference
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Excluded WLANs
Excluded WLANs
This section displays WLANs currently defined in Dell PowerConnect W
Configuration by default. This section can display selected WLANs or all WLANs.
Use this section to specify which WLANs are
not
to support
AP Override
.
Referenced Profiles
802.11a Radio Profile
5_am
Defines AP radio settings for the 5 GHz frequency band, including the Adaptive Radio
Management (ARM) profile and the high-throughput (802.11n) radio profile.
Select the pencil icon next to this field to edit or create additional profile settings in
the
RF > 802.11a/g Radio
page. Select
Save
to return to the
Add AP Group
page.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio” on page 99
.
802.11g Radio Profile
2.4_am
Defines AP radio settings for the 2.4 GHz frequency band, including the Adaptive
Radio Management (ARM) profile and the high-throughput (802.11n) radio profile.
Each 802.11a and 802.11b radio profile includes a reference to an Adaptive Radio
Management (ARM) profile.
If you would like the ARM feature to select dynamically the best channel and
transmission power for the radio, verify that the 802.11a/802.11g radio profile
references an active and enabled ARM profile. If you want to manually select a
channel for each AP group, create separate 802.11a and 802.11g profiles for each AP
group and assign a different transmission channel for each profile.
The drop-down menu displays these options:
default
nchannel too high
nchannel too low
Select the pencil icon next to this field to edit or create additional profile settings in
the
RF > 802.11a/g Radio
page. Select
Save
to return to the
Add AP Group
page.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio” on page 99
.
RF Optimization Profile
default
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.
Select the pencil icon next to this field to display the
Profiles > RF
section of
Dell
PowerConnect W Configuration
, and edit these settings as desired. Select
Save
to
return to the
Add AP Group
page.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > RF > 802.11a/g Radio” on page 99
.
Event Thresholds
Profile
default
Defines error event conditions, based on a customizable percentage of low-speed
frames, non-unicast frames, or fragmented, retry or error frames. The drop-down
menu displays these options:
default
all additional RF profiles currently configured in Dell PowerConnect W
Configuration
Select the pencil icon next to this field to display the
Profiles > RF > Events Threshold
section and edit these settings as desired. Select
Save
to return to the
Add AP Group
page.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > RF > Event Thresholds” on page 107
.
Table 4
AP Overrides Add or Edit Page Fields (Continued)
Field
Default
Description