Customizing the Radio Settings of an AP
From the RUCKUS One web interface, you can customize the radio settings of an AP.
Note:
- While there are similarities in settings across the radio bands, each radio band must be configured separately.
- On tri-band APs, you can configure both 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands.
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On the navigation bar, click
Wi-Fi > Access
Points > AP
List.
The AP List page is displayed.
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Click the name of the AP for
which you want to customize the AP radio settings, then on the
Overview page, click Configure.
Alternatively, click the checkbox for the specific AP name, then click
Edit.
The AP configuration page is displayed. By default, the General tab is displayed.
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Select the Radio tab.
By default, the Wi-Fi Radio Settings page is displayed. The default setting is to use the radio settings of the venue (the fields are all inactive and grayed out). To customize any of the radio settings, click the Customize option; the fields become active, allowing you to modify the settings.
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(Optional) For
Band
Management, the default setting is to use the band operation
mode of the venue (the field is inactive and grayed out). To customize the band
operation mode at the AP level, click the Change option;
the field becomes active, allowing you to modify the setting. For more
information, refer to Switchable Radio Frequency Support.
Note: Only AP models that support band management can be configured (such as R670, T670, and R760 APs).
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Configure the following settings
for both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios:
- Click Customize to enable the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band options. This toggle switch is set to ON by default. You may disable, or subsequently re-enable, this option by clicking the toggle switch.
- Channel Selection Method: Select either Background Scanning or Channel Fly or Manual Channel Selection.
- Channel Change Frequency: This option is displayed only if you select the Channel Selection Method as Channel Fly. Adjust the frequency between 1 and 100. By default, 33 is selected.
- Bandwidth: Select Auto, 20 MHz, or 40 MHz channel width for the 2.4 GHz radio, or Auto, 20, 40, 80, or 160 MHz channel width for the 5 GHz radio from the drop-down list.
- Transmit Power Adjustment: Select the transmit power adjustments from the drop-down list. The default is Full.
- Channel Selection: A blue icon above
the channel number indicates that the channel is enabled for the radio. If
there are channels that you do not want the radio to use, disable them by
clicking their respective icons. When a channel is disabled, its blue icon
changes to gray.Note: For the 5 GHz radio, you must configure a different set of channels for indoor APs and outdoor APs.
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Complete the following fields to
configure the 6 GHz band.
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Select the 6
GHz tab and click Customize.
- Use the toggle button to enable or disable 6 GHz band.
- Use the toggle
button to enable or disable the AFC feature
for any indoor APs. In the case of outdoor APs, the Enable
AFC toggle does not appear. For more information
on how to configure the AFC feature, refer to Radio SettingsNote: Before enabling the AFC feature, ensure that you have configured the venue height in the Venue settings page. Any attempt to enable the AFC feature without configuring the venue height results in failure.
- Channel selection method: By default, Channel Fly is selected. Select either Channel Fly or Manual Channel Selection.
- Channel Change Frequency: This option is displayed only if you select the Channel Selection Method as Channel Fly. Adjust the frequency between 1-100. By default, 33 is selected.
- Bandwidth: Select Auto, 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz, 160 MHz, or 320 MHz.
- Transmit Power Adjustment: Select the transmit power adjustments from the drop-down list. The default is Full.
- BSS Min Rate: Select HE MCS 0, HE MCS 1, HE MCS 2, or HE MCS 3 from the drop-down list.
- Mgmt Tx Rate: Select 6 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 18 Mbps, or 24 Mbps from the drop-down list.
- Channel Selection: A blue icon above the channel number indicates that the channel is enabled for the radio. If there are channels that you do not want the radio to use, disable them by clicking their respective icons. When a channel is disabled, its blue icon changes to gray.
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Select the 6
GHz tab and click Customize.
- Click Apply.