The 802.11ac radio module for the Cisco Aironet 3600 Series access point provides enterprise-class reliability and wired-network-like performance. It supports three spatial streams
and up to 160 MHz-wide channels for a maximum data rate of 2.5 Gbps.
The 802.11ac radio in slot 2 is a subordinate radio for which you can configure specific parameters. Because the 802.11ac
is a subordinate radio, it inherits many properties from the main 802.11a/n radio on slot 1. The parameters that you can configure
for the 802.11ac radio are as follows:
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Admin status—Interface status of the radio that you can enable or disable. By default, the Admin status is in an enabled state.
If you disable 802.11n, the 802.11ac radio is also disabled.
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Channel width—You can choose the RF channel width as 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, or 160 MHz. If you choose the channel width
as 160 MHz, you must enable the 802.11ac mode on the High Throughput page.
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The 11ac Supported field is a nonconfigurable parameter that appears for the 802.11ac subordinate radio in slot 2.
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When the Cisco Aironet 3600 Series access point with 802.11ac radio module is in unsupported mode such as Monitor and Sniffer,
Admin Status and Channel Width will not be configured.
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This section provides instructions to manage 802.11ac devices such as the Cisco Aironet 3600 Series Access Points on your
network.
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For the Cisco Aironet 3600 Series APs:
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With default AP group—Only WLAN IDs 1 to 8 are advertised on the 5-GHz radios; there is no limit on the 2.4-GHz radios.
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With user-defined AP group—Only the first 8 WLAN IDs are advertised on the 5-GHz radios regardless of the ID number; there
is no limit on the 2.4-GHz radios.
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Changing the 802.11n radio channel also changes the 802.11ac channels.
On the Cisco WLC GUI, the 802.11ac clients that are connected to the 802.11n radio are displayed 802.11an clients, and the
802.11ac clients that are connected to the 802.11ac radio are displayed as 802.11ac clients.
Ensure that your WLAN has WMM enabled and open or WPA2/AES for 802.11ac to be supported. Otherwise, the speed of 802.11ac
is not available, even on 802.11ac clients.
For more information about the 802.11ac module on the Cisco Aironet 3600 Series access point, see http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/aironet-3600-series/relevant-interfaces-and-modules.html.