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Table 4 AP Overrides Add or Edit Page Fields (Continued) Field Default Description VoIP Call Admission Control Profile default 802.11g Traffic Management Profile default 802.11a Traffic Management Profile default IDS Profile default Mesh Radio Profile default Dell PowerConnect W's Voice Call Admission Control limits the number of active voice calls per AP by load-balancing or ignoring excess call requests. This profile enables active load balancing and call admission controls, and sets limits for the numbers of simultaneous Session Initiated Protocol (SIP), SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP), Cisco Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP), Vocera or New Office Environment (NOE) calls that can be handled by a single radio. Select the pencil icon next to this field to display the Profiles > AP > Regulatory Domain page and adjust these settings as desired. Select Save to return to the Add AP Group page. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > AP > SNMP" on page 71. Specifies the minimum percentage of available bandwidth to be allocated to a specific SSID when there is congestion on the wireless network, and sets the interval between bandwidth usage reports. This setting pertains specifically to 802.11g. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > QoS > Traffic Management" on page 95 Specifies the minimum percentage of available bandwidth to be allocated to a specific SSID when there is congestion on the wireless network, and sets the interval between bandwidth usage reports. This setting pertains specifically to 802.11a. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > QoS > Traffic Management" on page 95 Selects the IDS profile to be associated with the new AP Group. The drop-down menu contains these options:  ids-disabled  ids-high-setting  ids -low-setting (the default)  ids-medium-setting The IDS profiles configure the AP's Intrusion Detection System features, which detect and disable rogue APs and other devices that can potentially disrupt network operations. An AP is considered to be a rogue AP if it is both unauthorized and plugged into the wired side of the network. An AP is considered to be an interfering AP if it is seen in the RF environment but is not connected to the wired network. Select the pencil icon next to this field to display the Profiles > IDS page and adjust these settings as desired. Select Save to return to the Add AP Group page. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > IDS" on page 77 Determines many of the settings used by mesh nodes to establish mesh links and the path to the mesh portal, including the maximum number of children a mesh node can accept, and transmit rates for the 802.11a and 802.11g radios. For additional information, refer to "Profiles > Mesh" on page 89. Mesh Cluster Profiles Add New Mesh Cluster Profile Hidden by default until the Add button is clicked Selecting this Add button displays a new Mesh Cluster Profile field in this page. This field's drop-down menu displays all supported profiles. Select one from the menu, click the Add button, and the profile displays as an option in the Mesh Cluster Profile section, which may be selected for the AP Group to be added or edited. For additional information about Mesh Cluster profiles, refer to these sections:  "Profiles > Mesh" on page 89  "Profiles > Mesh > Cluster" on page 93. Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2 | Configuration Guide Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference | 45

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Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.2
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Dell PowerConnect W Configuration Reference
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VoIP Call Admission
Control Profile
default
Dell PowerConnect W’s Voice Call Admission Control limits the number of active
voice calls per AP by load-balancing or ignoring excess call requests. This profile
enables active load balancing and call admission controls, and sets limits for the
numbers of simultaneous Session Initiated Protocol (SIP), SpectraLink Voice Priority
(SVP), Cisco Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP), Vocera or New Office
Environment (NOE) calls that can be handled by a single radio.
Select the pencil icon next to this field to display the
Profiles > AP > Regulatory
Domain
page and adjust these settings as desired. Select
Save
to return to the
Add
AP Group
page.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > AP > SNMP” on page 71
.
802.11g Traffic
Management Profile
default
Specifies the minimum percentage of available bandwidth to be allocated to a
specific SSID when there is congestion on the wireless network, and sets the
interval between bandwidth usage reports. This setting pertains specifically to
802.11g.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > QoS > Traffic Management” on
page 95
802.11a Traffic
Management Profile
default
Specifies the minimum percentage of available bandwidth to be allocated to a
specific SSID when there is congestion on the wireless network, and sets the
interval between bandwidth usage reports. This setting pertains specifically to
802.11a.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > QoS > Traffic Management” on
page 95
IDS Profile
default
Selects the IDS profile to be associated with the new AP Group. The drop-down
menu contains these options:
ids-disabled
ids-high-setting
ids -low-setting
(the default)
ids-medium-setting
The IDS profiles configure the AP’s Intrusion Detection System features, which
detect and disable rogue APs and other devices that can potentially disrupt network
operations. An AP is considered to be a rogue AP if it is both unauthorized and
plugged into the wired side of the network. An AP is considered to be an interfering
AP if it is seen in the RF environment but is not connected to the wired network.
Select the
pencil
icon next to this field to display the
Profiles > IDS
page and adjust
these settings as desired. Select
Save
to return to the
Add AP Group
page.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > IDS” on page 77
Mesh Radio Profile
default
Determines many of the settings used by mesh nodes to establish mesh links and the
path to the mesh portal, including the maximum number of children a mesh node can
accept, and transmit rates for the 802.11a and 802.11g radios.
For additional information, refer to
“Profiles > Mesh” on page 89
.
Mesh Cluster Profiles
Add New Mesh Cluster
Profile
Hidden by
default until
the
Add
button is
clicked
Selecting this
Add
button displays a new
Mesh Cluster Profile
field in this page. This
field’s drop-down menu displays all supported profiles. Select one from the menu,
click the
Add
button, and the profile displays as an option in the
Mesh Cluster Profile
section, which may be selected for the AP Group to be added or edited.
For additional information about Mesh Cluster profiles, refer to these sections:
“Profiles > Mesh” on page 89
“Profiles > Mesh > Cluster” on page 93
.
Table 4
AP Overrides Add or Edit Page Fields (Continued)
Field
Default
Description