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This section lists the show commands to display information about your Radio Resource Management (RRM) configuration settings.
To display access point radio extended configurations, use the show 802.11 extended command.
show 802.11 { a | b} extended
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The following example shows how to display radio extended configurations:
(Cisco Controller) > show 802.11a extended Default 802.11a band radio extended configurations: beacon period 300, range 60; multicast buffer 45, rate 200; RX SOP -80; CCA threshold -90; AP0022.9090.b618 00:24:97:88:99:60 beacon period 300, range 60; multicast buffer 45, rate 200; RX SOP -80; CCA threshold -77 AP0022.9090.bb3e 00:24:97:88:c5:d0 beacon period 300, range 0; multicast buffer 0, rate 0; RX SOP -80; CCA threshold -0 ironRap.ddbf 00:17:df:36:dd:b0 beacon period 300, range 0; multicast buffer 0, rate 0; RX SOP -80; CCA threshold -0
The following example shows how to display radio extended configurations and the Rx SOP threshold:
(Cisco Controller) > show 802.11a extended
Default 802.11a band Radio Extended Configurations:
Beacon period: 100, range: 0 (AUTO);
Multicast buffer: 0 (AUTO), rate: 0 (AUTO);
RX SOP threshold: -76; CCA threshold: 0 (AUTO);
AP3600-XALE3 34:a8:4e:6a:7b:00
Beacon period: 100, range: 0 (AUTO);
Multicast buffer: 0 (AUTO), rate: 0 (AUTO);
RX SOP threshold: -76; CCA threshold: 0 (AUTO);
To display the automatic channel assignment configuration and statistics, use the show advanced 802.11 channel command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel
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The following example shows how to display the automatic channel assignment configuration and statistics:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11a channel Automatic Channel Assignment Channel Assignment Mode........................ AUTO Channel Update Interval........................ 600 seconds [startup] Anchor time (Hour of the day).................. 0 Channel Update Contribution.................... SNI. Channel Assignment Leader...................... 00:1a:6d:dd:1e:40 Last Run....................................... 129 seconds ago DCA Sensitivity Level: ...................... STARTUP (5 dB) DCA Minimum Energy Limit....................... -95 dBm Channel Energy Levels Minimum...................................... unknown Average...................................... unknown Maximum...................................... unknown Channel Dwell Times Minimum...................................... unknown Average...................................... unknown Maximum...................................... unknown Auto-RF Allowed Channel List................... 36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,149, ............................................. 153,157,161 Auto-RF Unused Channel List.................... 100,104,108,112,116,132,136, ............................................. 140,165,190,196 DCA Outdoor AP option.......................... Enabled
To display the configuration and statistics for coverage hole detection, use the show advanced 802.11 coverage command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} coverage
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The following example shows how to display the statistics for coverage hole detection:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11a coverage Coverage Hole Detection 802.11a Coverage Hole Detection Mode........... Enabled 802.11a Coverage Voice Packet Count............ 100 packets 802.11a Coverage Voice Packet Percentage....... 50% 802.11a Coverage Voice RSSI Threshold.......... -80 dBm 802.11a Coverage Data Packet Count............. 50 packets 802.11a Coverage Data Packet Percentage........ 50% 802.11a Coverage Data RSSI Threshold........... -80 dBm 802.11a Global coverage exception level........ 25 % 802.11a Global client minimum exception lev.... 3 clients
To display 802.11a or 802.11b Cisco radio RF grouping, use the show advanced 802.11 group command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} group
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The following example shows how to display Cisco radio RF group settings:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11a group Radio RF Grouping 802.11a Group Mode................................... AUTO 802.11a Group Update Interval........................ 600 seconds 802.11a Group Leader................................. xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 802.11a Group Member............................... xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 802.11a Last Run..................................... 133 seconds ago
To display 802.11a or 802.11b/g Layer 2 client roaming information, use the show advanced 802.11 l2roam command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} l2roam { rf-param | statistics} mac_address}
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The following is a sample output of the show advanced 802.11b l2roam rf-param command:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11b l2roam rf-param L2Roam 802.11bg RF Parameters..................... Config Mode.................................. Default Minimum RSSI................................. -85 Roam Hysteresis.............................. 2 Scan Threshold............................... -72 Transition time.............................. 5
To display 802.11a or 802.11b RF event and performance logging, use the show advanced 802.11 logging command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging
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The following example shows how to display 802.11b RF event and performance logging:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11b logging RF Event and Performance Logging Channel Update Logging......................... Off Coverage Profile Logging....................... Off Foreign Profile Logging........................ Off Load Profile Logging........................... Off Noise Profile Logging.......................... Off Performance Profile Logging.................... Off TxPower Update Logging......................... Off
To display the 802.11a or 802.11b default Cisco radio monitoring, use the show advanced 802.11 monitor command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor
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The following example shows how to display the radio monitoring for the 802.11b network:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11b monitor Default 802.11b AP monitoring 802.11b Monitor Mode........................... enable 802.11b Monitor Channels....................... Country channels 802.11b RRM Neighbor Discovery Type............ Transparent 802.11b AP Coverage Interval................... 180 seconds 802.11b AP Load Interval....................... 60 seconds 802.11b AP Noise Interval...................... 180 seconds 802.11b AP Signal Strength Interval............ 60 seconds
To display the optimized roaming configurations for 802.11a/b networks, use the show advanced 802.11 optimized roaming command.
show advanced 802.11 { a | b} optimized roaming [ stats]
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(Optional) Displays optimized roaming statistics for a 802.11a/b network. |
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The following example shows how to display the optimized roaming configurations for an 802.11a network:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11a optimized roaming
OptimizedRoaming
802.11a OptimizedRoaming Mode.................. Enabled
802.11a OptimizedRoaming Reporting Interval.... 20 seconds
802.11a OptimizedRoaming Rate Threshold........ disabled
The following example shows how to display the optimized roaming statistics for an 802.11a network:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11a optimized roaming stats
OptimizedRoaming Stats
802.11a OptimizedRoaming Disassociations....... 2
802.11a OptimizedRoaming Rejections............ 1
To display the 802.11a or 802.11b lightweight access point performance profiles, use the show advanced 802.11 profile command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} profile { global | cisco_ap}
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The following example shows how to display the global configuration and statistics of an 802.11a profile:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11 profile global Default 802.11a AP performance profiles 802.11a Global Interference threshold.............. 10% 802.11a Global noise threshold..................... -70 dBm 802.11a Global RF utilization threshold............ 80% 802.11a Global throughput threshold................ 1000000 bps 802.11a Global clients threshold................... 12 clients 802.11a Global coverage threshold.................. 12 dB 802.11a Global coverage exception level............ 80% 802.11a Global client minimum exception lev........ 3 clients
The following example shows how to display the configuration and statistics of a specific access point profile:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11 profile AP1 Cisco AP performance profile not customized
This response indicates that the performance profile for this lightweight access point is using the global defaults and has not been individually configured.
To display the configuration and statistics of the 802.11a or 802.11b receiver, use the show advanced 802.11 receiver command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} receiver
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The following example shows how to display the configuration and statistics of the 802.11a network settings:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11 receiver 802.11a Receiver Settings RxStart : Signal Threshold........................... 15 RxStart : Signal Lamp Threshold...................... 5 RxStart : Preamble Power Threshold................... 2 RxReStart : Signal Jump Status......................... Enabled RxReStart : Signal Jump Threshold...................... 10 TxStomp : Low RSSI Status.............................. Enabled TxStomp : Low RSSI Threshold........................... 30 TxStomp : Wrong BSSID Status........................... Enabled TxStomp : Wrong BSSID Data Only Status................. Enabled RxAbort : Raw Power Drop Status........................ Disabled RxAbort : Raw Power Drop Threshold..................... 10 RxAbort : Low RSSI Status.............................. Disabled RxAbort : Low RSSI Threshold........................... 0 RxAbort : Wrong BSSID Status........................... Disabled RxAbort : Wrong BSSID Data Only Status................. Disabled
To display the 802.11a or 802.11b Cisco lightweight access point name, channel, and transmit level summary, use the show advanced 802.11 summary command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} summary
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The following example shows how to display a summary of the 802.11b access point settings:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11b summary AP Name MAC Address Admin State Operation State Channel TxPower ------------ ------------------ ------------ ----------------- ------- -------- CJ-1240 00:21:1b:ea:36:60 ENABLED UP 161 1( ) CJ-1130 00:1f:ca:cf:b6:60 ENABLED UP 56* 1(*)
Note | An asterisk (*) next to a channel number or power level indicates that it is being controlled by the global algorithm settings. |
To display the 802.11a or 802.11b automatic transmit power assignment, use the show advanced 802.11 txpower command.
show advanced 802.11{ a | b} txpower
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The following example shows how to display the configuration and statistics of the 802.11b transmit power cost:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced 802.11b txpower Automatic Transmit Power Assignment Transmit Power Assignment Mode.................. AUTO Transmit Power Update Interval.................. 600 seconds Transmit Power Threshold........................ -65 dBm Transmit Power Neighbor Count................... 3 APs Transmit Power Update Contribution.............. SN. Transmit Power Assignment Leader................ xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Last Run........................................ 384 seconds ago
To display the state of over-the-air frame padding on a wireless LAN controller, use the show advanced dot11-padding command.
show advanced dot11-padding
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The following example shows how to view the state of over-the-air frame padding:
(Cisco Controller) > show advanced dot11-padding dot11-padding.................................... Disabled
To display client location calibration summary information, use the show client location-calibration summary command.
show client location-calibration summary
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The following example shows how to display the location calibration summary information:
(Cisco Controller) >show client location-calibration summary MAC Address Interval ----------- ---------- 10:10:10:10:10:10 60 21:21:21:21:21:21 45
This section lists the config commands to configure Radio Resource Management (RRM).
To enable or disable the 4.9-GHz and 5.8-GHz public safety channels on an access point, use the config 802.11-a command.
config { 802.11-a49 | 802.11-a58} { enable | disable} cisco_ap
Enables the use of this frequency on the designated access point. |
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Disables the use of this frequency on the designated access point. |
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The default 4.9-GHz and 5.8-GHz public safety channels on an access point is disabled.
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The following example shows how to enable the 4.9-GHz public safety channel on ap_24 access point:
(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11-a
To configure the external antenna gain for the 4.9-GHz and 5.8-GHz public safety channels on an access point, use the config 802.11-a antenna extAntGain commands.
config { 802.11-a49 | 802.11-a58} antenna extAntGain ant_gain cisco_ap { global | channel_no}
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Before you enter the config 802.11-a antenna extAntGain command, disable the 802.11 Cisco radio with the config 802.11-a disable command.
After you configure the external antenna gain, use the config 802.11-a enable command to reenable the 802.11 Cisco radio.
The following example shows how to configure an 802.11-a49 external antenna gain of 10 dBi for AP1:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11-a antenna extAntGain 10 AP1
To configure the channel properties for the 4.9-GHz and 5.8-GHz public safety channels on an access point, use the config 802.11-a channel ap command.
config { 802.11-a49 | 802.11-a58} channel ap cisco_ap { global | channel_no}
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The following example shows how to set the channel properties:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11-a channel ap
To configure the transmission power properties for the 4.9-GHz and 5.8-GHz public safety channels on an access point, use the config 802.11-a txpower ap command.
config { 802.11-a49 | 802.11-a58} txpower ap cisco_ap { global | power_level}
Transmission power value to the designated mesh access point. The range is from 1 to 5. |
The default transmission power properties for the 4.9-GHz and 5.8-GHz public safety channels on an access point is disabled.
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The following example shows how to configure an 802.11-a49 transmission power level of 4 for AP1:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11-a txpower ap 4 AP1
To configure dual-band radio parameters on an access point, use the config 802.11-abgn command.
config 802.11-abgn { cleanair { enable | disable} { cisco_ap band band} | { enable | disable} { cisco_ap}}
cleanair |
Configures CleanAir on the dual-band radio. |
enable |
Enables CleanAir for both 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz radios. |
disable |
Disables CleanAir for both 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz radios. |
cisco_ap |
Name of the access point to which the command applies. |
band |
Configures the radio band. |
band |
Radio band that can be 2.4-GHz or 5-GHz. |
enable |
Enables the dual-band radio on an access point. |
disable |
Disables the dual-band radio on an access point. |
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Only Cisco CleanAir-enabled access point radios can be configured for Cisco CleanAir.
The following example shows how to enable Cisco CleanAir on an access point:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11-abgn cleanair enable AP3600 band 5
To configure 802.11ac 5-GHz parameters, use the config 802.11a 11acsupport
config 802.11a 11acsupport { enable | disable | mcs tx mcs_index ss spatial_stream { enable | disable}}
enable |
Enables 802.11ac 5-GHz mode. |
disable |
Disables 802.11ac 5-GHz mode. |
mcs tx |
Configures 802.11ac 5-GHz Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) rates at which data can be transmitted between the access point and the client. |
tx |
Configures 802.11ac 5-GHz MCS transmit rates. |
mcs_index |
MCS index value of 8 or 9. MCS data rates with index 8 or 9 are specific to 802.11ac. When you enable an MCS data rate with index 9, the data rate with MCS index 8 is automatically enabled. |
ss |
Configures the 802.11ac 5-GHz MCS spatial stream (SS). |
spatial_stream |
Spatial stream within which you can enable or disable an MCS data rate. Signals transmitted by the various antennae are multiplexed by using different spaces within the same spectral channel. These spaces are known as spatial streams. Three spatial streams are available within which you can enable or disable a MCS rate. The range is from 1 to 3. |
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Disabling the 802.11n/ac mode applies only to access radios. Backhaul radios always have 802.11n/ac mode enabled if they are 802.11n capable.
The following example shows how to configure the MCS index for spatial stream 3:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a 11acsupport mcs tx 9 ss 3
To enable or disable the Cisco wireless LAN solution 802.11g network, use the config 802.11b 11gSupport command.
config 802.11b 11gSupport { enable | disable}
The default network for Cisco wireless LAN solution 802.11g is enabled.
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Before you enter the config 802.11b 11gSupport {enable | disable} command, disable the 802.11 Cisco radio with the config 802.11 disable command.
After you configure the support for the 802.11g network, use the config 802.11 enable command to enable the 802.11 radio.
Note | To disable an 802.11a, 802.11b and/or 802.11g network for an individual wireless LAN, use the config wlan radio command. |
The following example shows how to enable the 802.11g network:
(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11b 11gSupport enable Changing the 11gSupport will cause all the APs to reboot when you enable 802.11b network. Are you sure you want to continue? (y/n) n 11gSupport not changed!
To change the 802.11b preamble as defined in subclause 18.2.2.2 to long (slower, but more reliable) or short (faster, but less reliable), use the config 802.11b preamble command.
config 802.11b preamble { long | short}
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Note | You must reboot the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (reset system) with save to implement this command. |
This parameter must be set to long to optimize this Cisco wireless LAN controller for some clients, including SpectraLink NetLink telephones.
This command can be used any time that the CLI interface is active.
The following example shows how to change the 802.11b preamble to short:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11b preamble short (Cisco Controller) >(reset system with save)
To configure an 802.11h channel switch announcement, use the config 802.11h channelswitch command.
config 802.11h channelswitch { enable { loud | quiet} | disable}
loud |
Enables the 802.11h channel switch announcement in the loud mode. The 802.11h-enabled clients can send packets while switching channel. |
quiet |
Enables 802.11h-enabled clients to stop transmitting packets immediately because the AP has detected radar and client devices should also quit transmitting to reduce interference. |
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The following example shows how to disable an 802.11h switch announcement:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11h channelswitch disable
To configure the 802.11h power constraint value, use the config 802.11h powerconstraint command.
config 802.11h powerconstraint value
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The following example shows how to configure the 802.11h power constraint to 5:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11h powerconstraint 5
To configure a new channel using 802.11h channel announcement, use the config 802.11h setchannel command.
config 802.11h setchannel cisco_ap
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The following example shows how to configure a new channel using the 802.11h channel:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11h setchannel ap02
To enable 802.11n support on the network, use the config 802.11 11nsupport command.
config 802.11{ a | b} 11nsupport { enable | disable}
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The following example shows how to enable the 802.11n support on an 802.11a network:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a 11nsupport enable
To specify the aggregation method used for 802.11n packets, use the config 802.11 11nsupport a-mpdu tx priority command.
config 802.11{ a | b} 11nsupport a-mpdu tx priority { 0-7 | all} { enable | disable}
Aggregation is the process of grouping packet data frames together rather than transmitting them separately. Two aggregation methods are available: Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) and Aggregated MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU). A-MPDU is performed in the software whereas A-MSDU is performed in the hardware.
Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit priority levels assigned per traffic type are as follows:
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The following example shows how to configure all the priority levels at once so that the traffic associated with the priority level uses A-MSDU transmission:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a 11nsupport a-mpdu tx priority all enable
To configure the 802.11n-5 GHz A-MPDU transmit aggregation scheduler, use the config 802.11 11nsupport a-mpdu tx scheduler command.
config 802.11{ a | b} 11nsupport a-mpdu tx scheduler { enable | disable | timeout rt timeout-value}
Ensure that the 802.11 network is disabled before you enter this command.
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The following example shows how to configure the A-MPDU transmit aggregation scheduler realtime traffic timeout of 100 milliseconds:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11 11nsupport a-mpdu tx scheduler timeout rt 100
To configure an access point to use a specific antenna, use the config 802.11 11nsupport antenna command.
config 802.11{ a | b} 11nsupport antenna cisco_ap { A | B | C | D} { enable | disable}
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The following example shows how to configure transmission to a single antenna for legacy orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11 11nsupport antenna AP1 C enable
To configure the guard interval, use the config 802.11 11nsupport guard-interval command.
config 802.11 { a | b} 11nsupport guard-interval { any | long}
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The following example shows how to configure a long guard interval:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11 11nsupport guard-interval long
To specify the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) rates at which data can be transmitted between the access point and the client, use the config 802.11 11nsupport mcs tx command.
config 802.11{ a | b} 11nsupport mcs tx { 0-15} { enable | disable}
Specifies the modulation and coding scheme data rates as follows: |
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The following example shows how to specify MCS rates:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a 11nsupport mcs tx 5 enable
To configure the Reduced Interframe Space (RIFS) between data frames and its acknowledgment, use the config 802.11 11nsupport rifs command.
config 802.11{ a | b} 11nsupport rifs { enable | disable}
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This example shows how to enable RIFS:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a 11nsupport rifs enable
To configure the diversity option for 802.11 antennas, use the config 802.11 antenna diversity command.
config 802.11{ a | b} antenna diversity { enable | sideA | sideB} cisco_ap
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The following example shows how to enable antenna diversity for AP01 on an 802.11b network:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a antenna diversity enable AP01
The following example shows how to enable diversity for AP01 on an 802.11a network, using an external antenna connected to the Cisco lightweight access point left port (sideA):
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a antenna diversity sideA AP01
To configure external antenna gain for an 802.11 network, use the config 802.11 antenna extAntGain command.
config 802.11{ a | b} antenna extAntGain antenna_gain cisco_ap
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Before you enter the config 802.11 antenna extAntGain command, disable the 802.11 Cisco radio with the config 802.11 disable command.
After you configure the external antenna gain, use the config 802.11 enable command to enable the 802.11 Cisco radio.
The following example shows how to configure an 802.11a external antenna gain of 0.5 dBm for AP1:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11 antenna extAntGain 1 AP1
To configure the Cisco lightweight access point to use one internal antenna for an 802.11 sectorized 180-degree coverage pattern or both internal antennas for an 802.11 360-degree omnidirectional pattern, use the config 802.11 antenna mode command.
config 802.11{ a | b} antenna mode { omni | sectorA | sectorB} cisco_ap
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The following example shows how to configure access point AP01 antennas for a 360-degree omnidirectional pattern on an 802.11b network:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11 antenna mode omni AP01
To select the internal or external antenna selection for a Cisco lightweight access point on an 802.11 network, use the config 802.11 antenna selection command.
config 802.11{ a | b} antenna selection { internal | external} cisco_ap
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The following example shows how to configure access point AP02 on an 802.11b network to use the internal antenna:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a antenna selection internal AP02
To configure an 802.11 network or a single access point for automatic or manual channel selection, use the config 802.11 channel command.
config 802.11{ a | b} channel { global [ auto | once | off | restart]} | ap { ap_name [ global | channel]}
When configuring 802.11 channels for a single lightweight access point, enter the config 802.11 disable command to disable the 802.11 network. Enter the config 802.11 channel command to set automatic channel selection by Radio Resource Management (RRM) or manually set the channel for the 802.11 radio, and enter the config 802.11 enable command to enable the 802.11 network.
The following example shows how to have RRM automatically configure the 802.11a channels for automatic channel configuration based on the availability and interference:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a channel global auto
The following example shows how to configure the 802.11b channels one time based on the availability and interference:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11b channel global once
The following example shows how to turn 802.11a automatic channel configuration off:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a channel global off
The following example shows how to configure the 802.11b channels in access point AP01 for automatic channel configuration:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11b AP01 channel global
The following example shows how to configure the 802.11a channel 36 in access point AP01 as the default channel:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a channel AP01 36
To set the operating radio channel for an access point, use the config 802.11 channel ap command.
config 802.11{ a | b} channel ap cisco_ap { global | channel_no}
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The following example shows how to enable auto-RF for access point AP01 on an 802.11b network:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11b channel ap AP01 global
To configure the channel width for a particular access point, use the config 802.11 chan_width command.
config 802.11{ a | b} chan_width cisco_ap { 20 | 40 | 80 | 160 | best}
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This parameter can be configured only if the primary channel is statically assigned.
Caution | We recommend that you do not configure 40-MHz channels in the 2.4-GHz radio band because severe co-channel interference can occur. |
Statically configuring an access point’s radio for 20-MHz or 40-MHz mode overrides the globally configured DCA channel width setting (configured by using the config advanced 802.11 channel dca chan-width command). If you change the static configuration back to global on the access point radio, the global DCA configuration overrides the channel width configuration that the access point was previously using.
The following example shows how to configure the channel width for access point AP01 on an 802.11 network using 40-MHz channels:
(Cisco Controller) >config 802.11a chan_width AP01 40
To configure the high, medium or low Receiver Start of Packet Detection Threshold (Rx SOP) threshold value for each 802.11 band, use the config 802.11 rx-sop threshold command.
config {802.11a | 802.11b} rx-sop threshold {high | medium | low | auto} {ap ap_name | default}
802.11a |
Configures an Rx SOP threshold value for the 802.11a network. |
802.11b |
Configures an Rx SOP threshold value for the 802.11b network. |
high |
Configures the high Rx SOP threshold value for 802.11a/b networks. |
medium |
Configures the medium Rx SOP threshold value for 802.11a/b networks. |
low |
Configures the low Rx SOP threshold value for 802.11a/b networks. |
auto |
Configures an auto Rx SOP threshold value for 802.11a/b networks. When you choose auto, the access point determines the best Rx SOP threshold value. |
ap ap_name |
Configures the Rx SOP threshold value on an access point of an 802.11 network. |
default |
Configures the Rx SOP threshold value on all access points of an 802.11 network. |
The default Rx SOP threshold option is auto.
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Rx SOP determines the Wi-Fi signal level in dBm at which an access point's radio demodulates and decodes a packet. Higher the level, less sensitive the radio is and smaller the receiver cell size. The table below shows the Rx SOP threshold values for high, medium and low levels for each 802.11 band.
802.11 Band | High Threshold | Medium Threshold | Low Threshold |
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5 GHz | -76 dBm | -78 dBm | -80 dBm |
2.4 GHz | -79 dBm | -82 dBm | -85 dBm |
The following example shows how to configure a high Rx SOP threshold value for all access points in the 802.11a band:
(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a rx-sop threshold high default
To configure the transmit power level for all access points or a single access point in an 802.11 network, use the config 802.11 txPower command.
config 802.11{ a | b} txPower { global { power_level | auto | max | min | once } | ap cisco_ap}
The command default (global, auto) is for automatic configuration by RRM.
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The following example shows how to automatically set the 802.11a radio transmit power level in all lightweight access points:
(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11a txPower auto
The following example shows how to manually set the 802.11b radio transmit power to level 5 for all lightweight access points:
(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11b txPower global 5
The following example shows how to automatically set the 802.11b radio transmit power for access point AP1:
(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11b txPower AP1 global
The following example shows how to manually set the 802.11a radio transmit power to power level 2 for access point AP1:
(Cisco Controller) > config 802.11b txPower AP1 2
config 802.11b txPower
To configure the Cisco unified wireless IP phone 7920 VISE parameters, use the config advanced 802.11 7920VSIEConfig command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} 7920VSIEConfig { call-admission-limit limit | G711-CU-Quantum quantum}
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This example shows how to configure the call admission limit for 7920 VISE parameters:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11 7920VSIEConfig call-admission-limit 4
To add channel to the 802.11 networks auto RF channel list, use the config advanced 802.11 channel add command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel add channel_number
Channel number to add to the 802.11 network auto RF channel list. |
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The following example shows how to add a channel to the 802.11a network auto RF channel list:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11 channel add 132
To specify the time of day when the Dynamic Channel Assignment (DCA) algorithm is to start, use the config advanced 802.11 channel dca anchor-time command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel dca anchor-time value
Hour of the time between 0 and 23. These values represent the hour from 12:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
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The following example shows how to configure the time of delay when the DCA algorithm starts:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel dca anchor-time 17
config advanced 802.11 channel dca interval
config advanced 802.11 channel dca sensitivity
config advanced 802.11 channel
To configure the Dynamic Channel Assignment (DCA) channel width for all 802.11n radios in the 5-GHz band, use the config advanced 802.11 channel dca chan-width-11n command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel dca chan-width-11n { 20 | 40 | 80}
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Sets the channel width for 802.11ac radios to 80-MHz. |
The default channel width is 20.
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If you choose 40, be sure to set at least two adjacent channels in the config advanced 802.11 channel {add | delete} channel_number command (for example, a primary channel of 36 and an extension channel of 40). If you set only one channel, that channel is not used for the 40-MHz channel width.
To override the globally configured DCA channel width setting, you can statically configure an access point’s radio for 20- or 40-MHz mode using the config 802.11 chan_width command. If you then change the static configuration to global on the access point radio, the global DCA configuration overrides the channel width configuration that the access point was previously using.
The following example shows how to add a channel to the 802.11a network auto channel list:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11a channel dca chan-width-11n 40
The following example shows how to set the channel width for the 802.11ac radio as 80-MHz:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11a channel dca chan-width-11n 80
To specify how often the Dynamic Channel Assignment (DCA) is allowed to run, use the config advanced 802.11 channel dca interval command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel dca interval value
Valid values are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 24 hours. 0 is 10 minutes (600 seconds). |
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If your controller supports only OfficeExtend access points, we recommend that you set the DCA interval to 6 hours for optimal performance. For deployments with a combination of OfficeExtend access points and local access points, the range of 10 minutes to 24 hours can be used.
The following example shows how often the DCA algorithm is allowed to run:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel dca interval 8
config advanced 802.11 dca anchor-time
config advanced 802.11 dca sensitivity
show advanced 802.11 channel
To configure the 5-GHz minimum RSSI energy metric for DCA, use the config advanced 802.11 channel dca min-metric command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel dca RSSI_value
RSSI_value |
Minimum received signal strength indicator (RSSI) that is required for the DCA to trigger a channel change. The range is from –100 to –60 dBm. |
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The following example shows how to configure the minimum 5-GHz RSSI energy metric for DCA:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a channel dca min-metric –80
In the above example, the RRM must detect an interference energy of at least -80 dBm in RSSI for the DCA to trigger a channel change.
config advanced 802.11 dca interval
config advanced 802.11 dca anchor-time
show advanced 802.11 channel
To specify how sensitive the Dynamic Channel Assignment (DCA) algorithm is to environmental changes (for example, signal, load, noise, and interference) when determining whether or not to change channels, use the config advanced 802.11 channel dca sensitivity command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel dcasensitivity { low | medium | high}
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The DCA sensitivity thresholds vary by radio band as shown in the table below.
To aid in troubleshooting, the output of this command shows an error code for any failed calls. This table explains the possible error codes for failed calls.
The following example shows how to configure the value of DCA algorithm’s sensitivity to low:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel dca sensitivity low
config advanced 802.11 dca interval
config advanced 802.11 dca anchor-time
show advanced 802.11 channel
To have Radio Resource Management (RRM) consider or ignore foreign 802.11a interference avoidance in making channel selection updates for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points, use the config advanced 802.11 channel foreign command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel foreign { enable | disable}
Enables the foreign access point 802.11a interference avoidance in the channel assignment. |
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Disables the foreign access point 802.11a interference avoidance in the channel assignment. |
The default value for the foreign access point 802.11a interference avoidance in the channel assignment is enabled.
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The following example shows how to have RRM consider foreign 802.11a interference when making channel selection updates for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a channel foreign enable
To have Radio Resource Management (RRM) consider or ignore the traffic load in making channel selection updates for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points, use the config advanced 802.11 channel load command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel load { enable | disable}
Enables the Cisco lightweight access point 802.11a load avoidance in the channel assignment. |
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Disables the Cisco lightweight access point 802.11a load avoidance in the channel assignment. |
The default value for Cisco lightweight access point 802.11a load avoidance in the channel assignment is disabled.
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The following example shows how to have RRM consider the traffic load when making channel selection updates for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel load enable
To have Radio Resource Management (RRM) consider or ignore non-802.11a noise in making channel selection updates for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points, use the config advanced 802.11 channel noise command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel noise { enable | disable}
Enables non-802.11a noise avoidance in the channel assignment. or ignore. |
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Disables the non-802.11a noise avoidance in the channel assignment. |
The default value for non-802.11a noise avoidance in the channel assignment is disabled.
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The following example shows how to have RRM consider non-802.11a noise when making channel selection updates for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel noise enable
To enable or disable the controller to avoid checking the non-Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) channels, use the config advanced 802.11 channel outdoor-ap-dca command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel outdoor-ap-dca { enable | disable}
Enables 802.11 network DCA list option for outdoor access point. |
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Disables 802.11 network DCA list option for outdoor access point. |
The default value for 802.11 network DCA list option for outdoor access point is disabled.
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The config advanced 802.11{a | b} channel outdoor-ap-dca {enable | disable} command is applicable only for deployments having outdoor access points such as 1522 and 1524.
The following example shows how to enable the 802.11a DCA list option for outdoor access point:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a channel outdoor-ap-dca enable
To enable or disable propagation of persistent devices, use the config advanced 802.11 channel pda-prop command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel pda-prop { enable | disable}
Enables the 802.11 network DCA list option for the outdoor access point. |
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Disables the 802.11 network DCA list option for the outdoor access point. |
The default 802.11 network DCA list option for the outdoor access point is disabled.
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The following example shows how to enable or disable propagation of persistent devices:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 channel pda-prop enable
To have Radio Resource Management (RRM) initiate a channel selection update for all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access points, use the config advanced 802.11 channel update command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} channel update
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The following example shows how to initiate a channel selection update for all 802.11a network access points:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a channel update
To enable or disable coverage hole detection, use the config advanced 802.11 coverage command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} coverage { enable | disable}
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If you enable coverage hole detection, the Cisco WLC automatically determines, based on data that is received from the access points, whether any access points have clients that are potentially located in areas with poor coverage.
If both the number and percentage of failed packets exceed the values that you entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count and config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate commands for a 5-second period, the client is considered to be in a pre-alarm condition. The controller uses this information to distinguish between real and false coverage holes and excludes clients with poor roaming logic. A coverage hole is detected if both the number and percentage of failed clients meet or exceed the values entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage level global and config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global commands over a 90-second period. The Cisco WLC determines whether the coverage hole can be corrected and, if appropriate, mitigates the coverage hole by increasing the transmit power level for that specific access point.
The following example shows how to enable coverage hole detection on an 802.11a network:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a coverage enable
config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global
config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate
config advanced 802.11 coverage level global
config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count
config advanced 802.11 coverage rssi-threshold
To specify the percentage of clients on an access point that are experiencing a low signal level but cannot roam to another access point, use the config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} coverage exception global percent
The default percentage value for clients on an access point is 25%.
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If both the number and percentage of failed packets exceed the values that you entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count and config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate commands for a 5-second period, the client is considered to be in a pre-alarm condition. The controller uses this information to distinguish between real and false coverage holes and excludes clients with poor roaming logic. A coverage hole is detected if both the number and percentage of failed clients meet or exceed the values entered in theconfig advanced 802.11 coverage level global and config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global commands over a 90-second period. The controller determines whether the coverage hole can be corrected and, if appropriate, mitigates the coverage hole by increasing the transmit power level for that specific access point.
The following example shows how to specify the percentage of clients for all 802.11a access points that are experiencing a low signal level:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global 50
config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global
config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate
config advanced 802.11 coverage level global
config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count
config advanced 802.11 coverage rssi-threshold
config advanced 802.11 coverage
To specify the failure rate threshold for uplink data or voice packets, use the config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} coverage { data | voice} fail-rate percent
Failure rate as a percentage. Valid values are from 1 to 100 percent. |
The default failure rate threshold uplink coverage fail-rate value is 20%.
If both the number and percentage of failed packets exceed the values that you entered in theconfig advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count and config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate commands for a 5-second period, the client is considered to be in a pre-alarm condition. The controller uses this information to distinguish between real and false coverage holes and excludes clients with poor roaming logic. A coverage hole is detected if both the number and percentage of failed clients meet or exceed the values entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage level global and config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global commands over a 90-second period. The controller determines whether the coverage hole can be corrected and, if appropriate, mitigates the coverage hole by increasing the transmit power level for that specific access point.
The following example shows how to configure the threshold count for minimum uplink failures for data packets:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate 80
config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global
config advanced 802.11 coverage level global
config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count
config advanced 802.11 coverage rssi-threshold
config advanced 802.11 coverage
To specify the minimum number of clients on an access point with an received signal strength indication (RSSI) value at or below the data or voice RSSI threshold, use the config advanced 802.11 coverage level global command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} coverage level global clients
The default minimum number of clients on an access point is 3.
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If both the number and percentage of failed packets exceed the values that you entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count and config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate commands for a 5-second period, the client is considered to be in a pre-alarm condition. The controller uses this information to distinguish between real and false coverage holes and excludes clients with poor roaming logic. A coverage hole is detected if both the number and percentage of failed clients meet or exceed the values entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage level global and config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global commands over a 90-second period. The controller determines whether the coverage hole can be corrected and, if appropriate, mitigates the coverage hole by increasing the transmit power level for that specific access point.
The following example shows how to specify the minimum number of clients on all 802.11a access points with an RSSI value at or below the RSSI threshold:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 coverage level global 60
config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global
config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate
config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count
config advanced 802.11 coverage rssi-threshold
config advanced 802.11 coverage
To specify the minimum failure count threshold for uplink data or voice packets, use the config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} coverage { data | voice} packet-count packets
Minimum number of packets. Valid values are from 1 to 255 packets. |
The default failure count threshold for uplink data or voice packets is10.
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If both the number and percentage of failed packets exceed the values that you entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count and config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate commands for a 5-second period, the client is considered to be in a pre-alarm condition. The controller uses this information to distinguish between real and false coverage holes and excludes clients with poor roaming logic. A coverage hole is detected if both the number and percentage of failed clients meet or exceed the values entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage level global and config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global commands over a 90-second period. The controller determines whether the coverage hole can be corrected and, if appropriate, mitigates the coverage hole by increasing the transmit power level for that specific access point.
The following example shows how to configure the failure count threshold for uplink data packets:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count 100
config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global
config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate
config advanced 802.11 coverage level global
config advanced 802.11 coverage rssi-threshold
config advanced 802.11 coverage
To specify the minimum receive signal strength indication (RSSI) value for packets that are received by an access point, use the config advanced 802.11 coverage rssi-threshold command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} coverage { data | voice} rssi-threshold rssi
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The rssi value that you enter is used to identify coverage holes (or areas of poor coverage) within your network. If the access point receives a packet in the data or voice queue with an RSSI value that is below the value that you enter, a potential coverage hole has been detected.
The access point takes RSSI measurements every 5 seconds and reports them to the controller in 90-second intervals.
If both the number and percentage of failed packets exceed the values that you entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count and config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate commands for a 5-second period, the client is considered to be in a pre-alarm condition. The controller uses this information to distinguish between real and false coverage holes and excludes clients with poor roaming logic. A coverage hole is detected if both the number and percentage of failed clients meet or exceed the values entered in the config advanced 802.11 coverage level global and config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global commands over a 90-second period. The controller determines whether the coverage hole can be corrected and, if appropriate, mitigates the coverage hole by increasing the transmit power level for that specific access point.
The following example shows how to configure the minimum receive signal strength indication threshold value for data packets that are received by an 802.11a access point:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a coverage rssi-threshold -60
config advanced 802.11 coverage exception global
config advanced 802.11 coverage fail-rate
config advanced 802.11 coverage level global
config advanced 802.11 coverage packet-count
config advanced 802.11 coverage
To enable a specific Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) profile on a 802.11a network, use the config advanced 802.11 edca-parameters command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} edca-parameters { wmm-default | svp-voice | optimized-voice | optimized-video-voice | custom-voice | | custom-set { QoS Profile Name } { aifs AP-value (0-16 ) Client value (0-16) | ecwmax AP-Value (0-10) Client value (0-10) | ecwmin AP-Value (0-10) Client value (0-10) | txop AP-Value (0-255) Client value (0-255) } }
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The following example shows how to enable Spectralink voice-priority parameters:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 edca-parameters svp-voice
config advanced 802.11b edca-parameters |
Enables a specific Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) profile on the 802.11a network. |
show 802.11a |
Displays basic 802.11a network settings. |
To reset 802.11a advanced settings back to the factory defaults, use the config advanced 802.11 factory command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} factory
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The following example shows how to return all the 802.11a advanced settings to their factory defaults:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a factory
To configure members in 802.11 static RF group, use the config advanced 802.11 group-member command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} group-member { add | remove} controller controller-ip-address
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The following example shows how to add a controller in the 802.11a automatic RF group:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a group-member add cisco-controller 209.165.200.225
To set the 802.11a automatic RF group selection mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 group-mode command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} group-mode { auto | leader | off | restart}
Sets the 802.11a RF group selection to automatic update mode. |
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Sets the 802.11a RF group selection to static mode, and sets this controller as the group leader. |
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The default 802.11a automatic RF group selection mode is auto.
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The following example shows how to configure the 802.11a automatic RF group selection mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a group-mode auto
The following example shows how to configure the 802.11a automatic RF group selection mode off:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a group-mode off
To turn the channel change logging mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 logging channel command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging channel { on | off}
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The following example shows how to turn the 802.11a logging channel selection mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a logging channel on
To turn the coverage profile logging mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 logging coverage command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging coverage { on | off}
The default coverage profile logging mode is Off (disabled).
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The following example shows how to turn the 802.11a coverage profile violation logging selection mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a logging coverage on
To turn the foreign interference profile logging mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 logging foreign command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging foreign { on | off}
Enables the 802.11 foreign interference profile violation logging. |
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Disables the 802.11 foreign interference profile violation logging. |
The default foreign interference profile logging mode is Off (disabled).
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The following example shows how to turn the 802.11a foreign interference profile violation logging selection mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a logging foreign on
To turn the 802.11a load profile logging mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 logging load command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging load { on | off}
The default 802.11a load profile logging mode is Off (disabled).
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The following example shows how to turn the 802.11a load profile logging mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 logging load on
To turn the 802.11a noise profile logging mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 logging noise command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging noise { on | off}
The default 802.11a noise profile logging mode is off (disabled).
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The following example shows how to turn the 802.11a noise profile logging mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a logging noise on
To turn the 802.11a performance profile logging mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 logging performance command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging performance { on | off}
The default 802.11a performance profile logging mode is off (disabled).
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The following example shows how to turn the 802.11a performance profile logging mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a logging performance on
To turn the 802.11a transmit power change logging mode on or off, use the config advanced 802.11 logging txpower command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} logging txpower { on | off}
The default 802.11a transmit power change logging mode is off (disabled).
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The following example shows how to turn the 802.11a transmit power change mode on:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 logging txpower off
To set the 802.11a noise, interference, and rogue monitoring channel list, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor channel-list command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor channel-list { all | country | dca}
Monitors the channels used by the automatic channel assignment. |
The default 802.11a noise, interference, and rogue monitoring channel list is country.
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The following example shows how to monitor the channels used in the configured country:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 monitor channel-list country
To set the coverage measurement interval between 60 and 3600 seconds, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor coverage command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor coverage seconds
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The following example shows how to set the coverage measurement interval to 60 seconds:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 monitor coverage 60
To set the load measurement interval between 60 and 3600 seconds, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor load command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor load seconds
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(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 monitor load 60
To enable or disable 802.11a access point monitoring, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor mode command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor mode { enable | disable}
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The following example shows how to enable the 802.11a access point monitoring:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a monitor mode enable
To configure the 802.11 access point radio resource management (RRM) Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) type, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor ndp-type command:
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor ndp-type { protected | transparent}
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Before you configure the 802.11 access point RRM NDP type, ensure that you have disabled the network by entering the config 802.11 disable network command.
The following example shows how to enable the 802.11a access point RRM NDP type as protected:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 monitor ndp-type protected
config advanced 802.11 monitor
config advanced 802.11 monitor mode
config advanced 802.11 disable
To set the 802.11a noise measurement interval between 60 and 3600 seconds, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor noise command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor noise seconds
The default 802.11a noise measurement interval is 80 seconds.
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The following example shows how to set the noise measurement interval to 120 seconds:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 monitor noise 120
To set the signal measurement interval between 60 and 3600 seconds, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor signal command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor signal seconds
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The following example shows how to set the signal measurement interval to 120 seconds:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 monitor signal 120
config advanced 802.11b monitor signal
To configure the 802.11 neighbor timeout factor, use the config advanced 802.11 monitor timeout-factor command:
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} monitor timeout-factor factor-value-in-minutes
Neighbor timeout factor value that you must enter. Valid range is between 5 minutes to 60 minutes. We recommend that you set the timeout factor to 60 minutes. |
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To configure the optimized roaming parameters for each 802.11 band, use the config advanced 802.11 optimized roaming command.
config advanced {802.11a | 802.11b} optimized-roaming {enable | disable | interval seconds | datarate mbps}
802.11a |
Configures optimized roaming parameters for 802.11a network. |
802.11b |
Configures optimized roaming parameters for 802.11b network. |
enable |
Enables optimized roaming. |
disable |
Disables optimized roaming. |
interval |
Configures the client coverage reporting interval for 802.11a/b networks. |
seconds |
Client coverage reporting interval in seconds. The range is from 5 to 90 seconds. |
datarate |
Configures the threshold data rate for 802.11a/b networks. |
mbps |
Threshold data rate in Mbps for 802.11a/b networks. For 802.11a, the configurable data rates are 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54. For 802.11b, the configurable data rates are 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54. You can configure 0 to disable the data rate for disassociating clients. |
By default, optimized roaming is disabled. The default value for client coverage reporting interval is 90 seconds and threshold data rate is 0 (disabled state).
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You must disable the 802.11a/b network before you configure the optimized roaming reporting interval. If you configure a low value for the reporting interval, the network can get overloaded with coverage report messages.
The following example shows how to enable optimized roaming for the 802.11a network:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a optimized roaming enable
The following example shows how to configure the data rate interval for the 802.11a network:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a optimized roaming datarate 9
To set the foreign 802.11a transmitter interference threshold between 0 and 100 percent, use the config advanced 802.11 profile foreign command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} profile foreign { global | cisco_ap} percent
802.11a foreign 802.11a interference threshold between 0 and 100 percent. |
The default foreign 802.11a transmitter interference threshold value is 10.
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The following example shows how to set the foreign 802.11a transmitter interference threshold for all Cisco lightweight access points to 50 percent:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11a profile foreign global 50
The following example shows how to set the foreign 802.11a transmitter interference threshold for AP1 to 0 percent:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11 profile foreign AP1 0
To set the 802.11a foreign noise threshold between –127 and 0 dBm, use the config advanced 802.11 profile noise command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} profile noise { global | cisco_ap} dBm
Configures all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access point specific profiles. |
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The following example shows how to set the 802.11a foreign noise threshold for all Cisco lightweight access points to –127 dBm:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11a profile noise global -127
The following example shows how to set the 802.11a foreign noise threshold for AP1 to 0 dBm:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11a profile noise AP1 0
To set the Cisco lightweight access point data-rate throughput threshold between 1000 and 10000000 bytes per second, use the config advanced 802.11 profile throughput command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} profile throughput { global | cisco_ap} value
Configures all 802.11a Cisco lightweight access point specific profiles. |
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802.11a Cisco lightweight access point throughput threshold between 1000 and 10000000 bytes per second. |
The default Cisco lightweight access point data-rate throughput threshold value is 1,000,000 bytes per second.
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The following example shows how to set all Cisco lightweight access point data-rate thresholds to 1000 bytes per second:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11 profile throughput global 1000
The following example shows how to set the AP1 data-rate threshold to 10000000 bytes per second:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11 profile throughput AP1 10000000
To set the RF utilization threshold between 0 and 100 percent, use the config advanced 802.11 profile utilization command. The operating system generates a trap when this threshold is exceeded.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} profile utilization { global | cisco_ap} percent
Configures a global Cisco lightweight access point specific profile. |
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The following example shows how to set the RF utilization threshold for all Cisco lightweight access points to 0 percent:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11 profile utilization global 0
The following example shows how to set the RF utilization threshold for AP1 to 100 percent:
(Cisco Controller) >config advanced 802.11 profile utilization AP1 100
To set the advanced receiver configuration settings, use the config advanced 802.11 receiver command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} receiver { default | rxstart jumpThreshold value}
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The following example shows how to prevent changes to receiver parameters while the network is enabled:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 receiver default
To configure the Transmit Power Control (TPC) version for a radio, use the config advanced 802.11 tpc-version command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} tpc-version { 1 | 2}
Specifies the TPC version 1 that offers strong signal coverage and stability. |
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Specifies TPC version 2 is for scenarios where voice calls are extensively used. The Tx power is dynamically adjusted with the goal of minimum interference. It is suitable for dense networks. In this mode, there could be higher roaming delays and coverage hole incidents. |
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The following example shows how to configure the TPC version as 1 for the 802.11a radio:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a tpc-version 1
To configure the threshold for Transmit Power Control (TPC) version 1 of a radio, use the config advanced 802.11 tpcv1-thresh command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} tpcv1-thresh threshold
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The following example shows how to configure the threshold as –60 dBm for TPC version 1 of the 802.11a radio:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 tpcv1-thresh -60
config advanced 802.11 tpc-thresh
config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-thresh
To configure the computational intensity for Transmit Power Control (TPC) version 2 of a radio, use the config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-intense command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} tpcv2-intense intensity
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The following example shows how to configure the computational intensity as 50 for TPC version 2 of the 802.11a radio:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-intense 50
config advanced 802.11 tpc-thresh
config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-thresh
config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-per-chan
To configure the Transmit Power Control Version 2 on a per-channel basis, use the config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-per-chan command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} tpcv2-per-chan { enable | disable}
Enables the configuration of TPC version 2 on a per-channel basis. |
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Disables the configuration of TPC version 2 on a per-channel basis. |
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The following example shows how to enable TPC version 2 on a per-channel basis for the 802.11a radio:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-per-chan enable
config advanced 802.11 tpc-thresh
config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-thresh
config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-intense
To configure the threshold for Transmit Power Control (TPC) version 2 of a radio, use the config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-thresh command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} tpcv2-thresh threshold
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The following example shows how to configure the threshold as –60 dBm for TPC version 2 of the 802.11a radio:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11a tpcv2-thresh -60
config advanced 802.11 tpc-thresh
config advanced 802.11 tpcv1-thresh
config advanced 802.11 tpcv2-per-chan
To initiate updates of the 802.11a transmit power for every Cisco lightweight access point, use the config advanced 802.11 txpower-update command.
config advanced 802.11{ a | b} txpower-update
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The following example shows how to initiate updates of 802.11a transmit power for an 802.11a access point:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced 802.11 txpower-update
To enable or disable over-the-air frame padding, use the config advanced dot11-padding command.
config advanced dot11-padding { enable | disable}
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The following example shows how to enable over-the-air frame padding:
(Cisco Controller) > config advanced dot11-padding enable
debug dot11 mgmt interface
debug dot11 mgmt msg
debug dot11 mgmt ssid
debug dot11 mgmt state-machine
debug dot11 mgmt station
show advanced dot11-padding
To configure link aggregation, use the config client location-calibration command.
config client location-calibration { enable mac_address interval | disable mac_address}
(Optional) Specifies that client location calibration is enabled. |
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(Optional) Specifies that client location calibration is disabled. |
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The following example shows how to enable the client location calibration for the client 37:15:85:2a with a measurement interval of 45 seconds:
(Cisco Controller) >config client location-calibration enable 37:15:86:2a:Bc:cf 45
To set the RF-Network name, use the config network rf-network-name command.
config network rf-network-name name
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The following example shows how to set the RF-network name to travelers:
(Cisco Controller) > config network rf-network-name travelers
This section lists the commands for configuring, displaying, and debugging 802.11k and assisted roaming settings on the controller.
To configure assisted roaming parameters on the controller, use the config assisted-roaming command.
config assisted-roaming { denial-maximum count | floor-bias RSSI | prediction-minimum number_of_APs}
denial-maximum |
Configures the maximum number of counts for association denial. |
count |
Maximum number of times that a client is denied for association when the association request that was sent to an access point does not match any access point on the prediction list. The range is from 1 to 10. |
floor-bias |
Configures the RSSI bias for access points on the same floor. |
RSSI |
RSSI bias for access points on the same floor. The range is from 5 to 25. Access points on the same floor have more preference. |
prediction-minimum |
Configures the minimum number of optimized access points for the assisted roaming feature. |
number_of_APs |
Minimum number of optimized access points for the assisted roaming feature. The range is from 1 to 6. If the number of access points in the prediction assigned to the client is smaller than this number, the assisted roaming feature does not work. |
The default RSSI bias for access points on the same floor is 15 dBm.
802.11k allows a client to request a neighbor report that contains information about known neighbor access points, which can be used for a service set transition. The neighbor list reduces the need for active and passive scanning.
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This example shows how to configure the minimum number of optimized access points for the assisted roaming feature:
(Cisco Controller) >config assisted-roaming prediction-minimum 4
To configure assisted roaming on a WLAN, use the config wlan assisted-roaming command.
config wlan assisted-roaming { neighbor-list | dual-list | prediction} { enable | disable} wlan_id
neighbor-list |
Configures an 802.11k neighbor list for a WLAN. |
dual-list |
Configures a dual band 802.11k neighbor list for a WLAN. The default is the band that the client is currently associated with. |
prediction |
Configures an assisted roaming optimization prediction for a WLAN. |
enable |
Enables the configuration on the WLAN. |
disable |
Disables the configuration on the WLAN. |
wlan_id |
Wireless LAN identifier between 1 and 512 (inclusive). |
The 802.11k neighbor list is enabled for all WLANs.
By default, dual band list is enabled if the neighbor list feature is enabled for the WLAN.
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When you enable the assisted roaming prediction list, a warning appears and load balancing is disabled for the WLAN, if load balancing is already enabled on the WLAN.
The following example shows how to enable an 802.11k neighbor list for a WLAN:
(Cisco Controller) >config wlan assisted-roaming neighbor-list enable 1
To display assisted roaming and 802.11k configurations, use the show assisted-roaming command.
show assisted-roaming
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This example shows how to display assisted roaming and 802.11k configurations:
(Cisco Controller) >show assisted-roaming
Assisted Roaming and 80211k Information:
Floor RSSI Bias.................................. 15 dBm
Maximum Denial................................... 2 counts
Minimium Optimized Neighbor Assigned............. 2 neighbors
Assisted Roaming Performance Chart:
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [0] = 0
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [1] = 0
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [2] = 0
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [3] = 0
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [4] = 0
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [5] = 0
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [6] = 0
Matching Assigned Neighbor....................... [7] = 0
No Matching Neighbor............................. [8] = 0
No Neighbor Assigned............................. [9] = 0
config assisted-roaming
debug 11k
To configure the debugging of 802.11k settings, use the debug 11k command.
debug 11k { all | detail | errors| events | history | optimization | simulation} { enable | disable}
all |
Configures the debugging of all 802.11k messages. |
detail |
Configures the debugging of 802.11k details. |
errors |
Configures the debugging of 802.11k errors. |
events |
Configures the debugging of all 802.11k events. |
history |
Configures the debugging of all 802.11k history. The Cisco WLC collects roam history of the client. |
optimization |
Configures the debugging of 802.11k optimizations. You can view optimization steps of neighbor lists. |
simulation |
Configures the debugging of 802.11k simulation data. You can view details of client roaming parameters and import them for offline simulation. |
enable |
Enables the 802.1k debugging. |
disable |
Disables the 802.1k debugging. |
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This example shows how to enable the debugging of 802.11k simulation data:
(Cisco Controller) >debug 11k simulation enable
config assisted-roaming
This section lists the debug commands to manage Radio Resource Management (RRM) settings of the controller.
Caution | Debug commands are reserved for use only under the direction of Cisco personnel. Do not use these commands without direction from Cisco-certified staff. |
To configure the debugging of 802.11 events, use the debug dot11 command.
debug dot11 { all | load-balancing | management | mobile | nmsp | probe | rldp | rogue | state} { enable | disable}
Configures the debugging of the 802.11 NMSP interface events. |
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probe |
Configures the debugging of probe. |
Configures the debugging of 802.11 Rogue Location Discovery. |
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Configures the debugging of 802.11 mobile state transitions. |
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The following example shows how to enable the debugging of 802.11 settings:
(Cisco Controller) > debug dot11 state enable (Cisco Controller) > debug dot11 mobile enable