If you want the Wi-Fi radio settings of a
venue to be different from the default radio settings, you can override them for a
particular venue. In addition, you can configure the external antenna settings, load
balancing, and client admission control.
Note:
The 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio settings, although very similar, must be
configured separately.
RUCKUS One allows for per-radio
customization on access points. You can choose to use the venue settings for
each radio or configure them individually.
Complete the following steps to customize
the radio settings of a venue.
On the navigation bar, click
Venues.
The Venues page is displayed.
Select the Venue
Name and click Edit.
Alternatively, click Venue
Name > Configure.
Select the Wi-Fi
Configuration tab.
By default, the
Radio tab is displayed.Wi-Fi Configuration: Radio Tab
In the
Radio tab, select the Wi-Fi Radio
tab.
The Wi-Fi Radio
Settings page is displayed.
(Optional) Select a radio.
2.4
GHz
5
GHz
6
GHz
Venue: Radio
Settings
To enable the AFC feature,
select the 6 GHz option and then toggle the AFC switch to ON.
Note:
The AFC feature is disabled by default for
existing venues upgraded from a previous release (for example,
6.2.x). Conversely, the AFC feature is enabled by default for new
venues created in version R7.0.
The AFC feature is
available to the venues only if the country of the selected zone
allows AFC or RUCKUS
obtains the AFC certificate from a competent government authority,
such as the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For any
other locations, the Enable
AFC option is grayed out.
In the 6 GHz band (ranging
from 5.925 to 6.425 GHz and from 6.525 to 6.875 GHz) that houses various
radio services, Wi-Fi access points (APs) use the AFC system to share radio
waves without causing interference, and improving the overall network
performance. The AFC system manages and allocates frequencies dynamically,
utilizing a database of 6 GHz operators (including geolocation, frequencies,
power levels, antenna coverage) which keeps track of the frequencies that
are already in use in a specific area. By checking the AFC database, Wi-Fi
APs can avoid using frequencies that are already occupied, preventing signal
disruptions.
When you enable the AFC
feature on RUCKUS One, a standard power (SP) AP (tri-radio, outdoor AP),
before transmitting, consults with a local AFC system to validate frequency
operation and starts operating only after the usage request is approved.
However, an AP operating in Low Power Indoor (LPI) mode is allowed to
transmit without the need for approval from the AFC system. For more
information, refer to the RUCKUS AFC User
Guide.
Enabling the AFC
Feature
After enabling the AFC
feature, you must configure the AFC Venue Height.
Enter the floor numbers in the corresponding fields.
The US FCC mandates the
AFC geolocation to determine the permissibility of transitioning to
substitution-permutation in specific channels. The identification of the
geographic location of a device is based on various data collected from
different areas of the same place. Therefore, after enabling the AFC
feature and configuring the AFC venue height, set the GPS coordinates
using the RUCKUS One mobile app. The RUCKUS One mobile app is available
for download from Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Scan the
following QR code to download the RUCKUS One mobile app on your mobile
device.
Android Devices
iOS Devices
Log in to the RUCKUS One
mobile app and select the Geo-Location
Management menu option.
Geo-Location
Management (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
Note: RUCKUS Wi-Fi 6E APs
do not have an embedded GPS; their location must be set using the
RUCKUS One mobile app. If the AFC geolocation for Wi-Fi 6E/7 APs is
configured using the RUCKUS One mobile app, it takes precedence over
the GPS location detected by the AP. After powering up, the AP might
take up to 30 minutes to scan all its neighbors and use the neighbor
list to calculate the AFC geolocation.
From the
Geo-Location Updater screen, select a
Venue.
Geo-Location
Updater (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
Place the mobile phone
close to the AP and ensure your device can receive signals from the
AP.
Log into the RUCKUS One
mobile app again with your account and register the geolocation to your
AP.
Select the Geo-Location
Management menu
APs in the selected
venue, without the geolocation coordinates, are listed in the No
Geo-Location tab.APs Without
Geolocation Coordinates (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
To set the geolocation,
click Set next to an AP.
The AP details screen
is displayed.AP Details
Page (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
Complete the following
steps to locate and get GPS coordinates.
In the Step 1
(Locate this AP) tile, click Blink AP
LEDs. The LED light in the respective AP starts
blinking. This is to help you identify the device for which you
would need to set the geolocation.
After identifying
the AP, click I have
located this AP and can provide its accurate
location. A check mark appears and the wizard
proceeds to the next Step (Get GPS
Coordinates) tile.Locating the AP (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
Move your mobile
device as close as practicable to the AP. You can view the GPS
location in the Google map displayed in the Step 2 (Get GPS
Coordinates) tile.
After verifying
the location on the Google map, click GPS
coordinates have been set. A check mark appears
and the wizard proceeds to the Step 3 (Complete the
AP Location Data) tile.Getting GPS Coordinates (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
In the Step 3
(Complete the AP Location Data) tile, enter the
Floor Number, enter Your Distance
from AP, and select the distance unit of
measure.AP
Location - Floor Number and Your Distance (RUCKUS One
Mobile App)
Click AP Location Data Has
Been Set. A check mark appears and the Apply
Location button becomes active.
Click APPLY
LOCATION.
The geolocation
settings are applied to the AP.Applying
Location Settings (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
Ensure that the
geolocation setting has been applied to your AP successfully. The AP
will be moved to the Geo-Location
Set tab and the status of the AP will be set to
Manual.
Geo-Location
Status Change to Manual (RUCKUS One Mobile App)
Click Customize to
configure the radio as per your requirement.
The Wi-Fi Radio
Settings sub-tab is displayed.Wi-Fi Radio Settings
Sub-Tab
Configure the following settings
for the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands:
Channel Selection
Method: Select either Background
Scanning or Channel
Fly.
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.
Run background scan every [ ] seconds:
If you selected Background Scanning,
interval at which RUCKUS One will run the scan. The interval ranges from
1 through 65535 seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
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.
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, Lower 5 GHz, and Upper 5 GHz bands you must configure a
different set of channels for indoor APs and outdoor
APs.
Configure the following settings for the Lower 5GHz,
Upper 5GHz, 6GHz bands:
Toggle the Tri-band radio settings button to
ON. The Lower 5GHz,
Upper 5GHz, and 6GHz bands
are displayed.
Tri-Band Radio Settings
Handle the
R760 radio bands management for APs
R760 and R560 from the
following option:
Select Split 5GHz
into lower and upper bands to configure AP
R760 specifically with Lower
5GHz and Upper 5GHz bands,
and AP R560 with 6GHz
band.
Select
Use 5 and 6 GHz bands to configure
common 5GHz and 6GHz
bands for all the APs.
Select Inherit from
5GHz to automatically use the 5GHz configuration or
select Custom
Settings and follow the Step 4 to configure the
Lower 5GHz and Upper 5GHz
bands.
Complete the following fields to configure 6GHz
band.
Channel selection method: By default,
Channel Fly is selected.
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.
Run background
scan every [ ] seconds: If you selected Background Scanning, interval at
which RUCKUS One will run the scan. The interval ranges from 1
through 65535 seconds. For 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, the default is 20
seconds. For 6 GHz, the default is 10 seconds.
Bandwidth: Select Auto, 20
MHz, 40
MHz, 80
MHz, 160 MHz, or
320 MHz channel width from the drop down
list.
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.
(Optional) Turn the Use same channel for indoor and outdoor
APs to ON.
Allowing Outdoor APs to use Indoor ChannelsWhen this feature is enabled, outdoor APs can use the indoor
channels.
Click Save.
(Optional) Click Reset to Default Settings to revert to
default settings.
Complete the following steps to customize the external antenna settings.
Select the External
Antenna sub-tab and configure the External
Antenna settings. Refer to External Antenna Settings.
You can enable client admission control for 2.4Ghz or 5 GHz.
Complete the following steps to customize the load balancing settings.
Note: Make sure background scan is selected for channel selection method on radios
you would like to run load balancing. Also, enable load balancing on network
configuration.
Select the Load Balancing sub-tab.
Load Balancing Tile
Configure the following parameters:
Load Balancing Method: Select
Based on Client Count or Based on
Capacity.
Band Balancing: Toggle the switch to
ON to enable the Band Balancing. Move the slider
to configure the 2.4 GHz Client load
percentage.
Select a steering mode from the following options.
The purpose of the sticky client steering
is to identify the Sticky clients and assist them to transition to a better AP.
The sticky client algorithm does this by monitoring the received SNR from the
client, once the SNR drops below a configured threshold value, it starts the
client steering process by finding neighbor APs that can provide better service
to the client. Once neighbor AP(s) have been identified the sticky client
algorithm will send a BSS Transition Management (BTM) Request frame to the
client(s) supporting BTM and depending on the client(s) response the algorithm
will take additional steps in transitioning the client which may include a
disconnect. The algorithm will disconnect the clients that don’t support BTM to
force scanning and finding the neighboring AP with a better service potential.
Based on 802.11k, AP will
check beacon report response to see if it contains the servicing AP’s SNR
seen by the client. If an AP is identified with a SNR above the % set into
the feature setting (20% on the screen shot and by default), this AP will be
classified as a Neighbor AP.
Sticky client
detection/steering is an existing functionality within the Client
Load Balance(CLB) feature on the AP side.
Sticky client
steering will make the previous SmartRoam feature disabled once the
feature is enabled.
Sticky client
steering needs clients with 802.11v support.
For non-11v clients,
the algorithm will send 802.11 Disassociation to the client to force
scanning and finding the neighboring APs with a better potential
service in the Strict mode.