Editing an AP Group

You can edit an AP Group if you want to change its venue, the group name, and add APs or remove APs from the group.

Complete the following steps to edit an AP group.
  1. On the navigation bar, click Wi-Fi > Access Points > AP Group List.
    The Access Point page is displayed. By default, the AP Group List tab is selected.
  2. Select the name of the AP group that you want to edit and click Edit. Alternatively, you can click the AP group name and click Configure.
    Use the Search AP Group option to search for an AP group. or use the Venue filter.
    The Edit AP Group page is displayed.
    Edit AP Group
  3. In the General tab, edit any of the following fields:
    • Group Name: Enter a name for the AP group. You can use a department name or another name that identifies the AP Group. No special characters are allowed. Spaces are allowed only before and after the name.
    • In the Group Members section, you can select from the available APs and AP groups. To add an AP or AP group, check the AP name or group from the Available APs column and click Add.To remove an AP or AP group, check the AP from the Selected APs column and click Remove AP.
  4. In the Radio tab, edit any of the following fields:
    • Wi-Fi Radio Settings: By default, the Wi-Fi Radio Settings page is displayed. Under Wi-Fi 6/7 band management, select Use the radio settings of the venue to reuse radio setting from the venue (the fields are all inactive and grayed out). To customize any of the radio settings, click the Customize option; the Add Model link is enable and you can customize the settings.
    • Choose the bands for the AP group to operate from: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. If you select 2.4 GHz, you can furthers choose to select Use inherited 2.4 GHz settings from Venue or Customize 2.4 GHz settings to modify the band settings.
      If you select Customize 2.4 GHz settings, configure the following:
      • Channel selection method: Select a channel from the drop down list.
      • Channel Change Frequency: Set the frequency on the bar from 1% to 100%.
      • Run background scan every: Select how often you want to run background scan.
      • Bandwidth: Select from Auto, 20MHz, or 40 MHz.
      • Transmit Power adjustment: Select a power adjustment value from the drop down list. Adjust the value based on the calibration TX power of each AP.
      • Channel selection: Select channels to be made available for radio broadcasting in this AP Group.
    • Client Admission Control: APs adaptively allow or deny new client connections based on the connectivity thresholds set per radio. Select Use inherited settings from Venue or Customize. You can also enable 2.5 GHz or 5 GHz radio, however, it disables band balancing and load balancing on the AP.
    • Antenna: Select Use inherited settings from Venue or Customize. Also, select an AP model form the drop down list.
  5. After editing the AP group, click Save.