Configure Radio and Device Settings

You can specify radio and device settings for your APs, including the operation mode, frequency bands, wireless channels, and the AP password.

Radio and device settings are applied per location, and are automatically inherited by subfolder locations. This enables you to create a custom configuration for a specific location folder.

You can also utilize AP Groups to configure common device settings to APs located in different location folders, such as dual-radio APs configured as dedicated WIPS sensors or dedicated Wi-Fi access points in the same deployment.

To configure radio settings for your APs:

1. Open Discover.
2. From the Navigator, select the location where you want to apply the radio and device settings. These settings are inherited by all subfolders of the selected location.
3. Select Configure > Device > Access Points, then select the WiFi Radios tab.

4. Configure the radio settings for your deployment for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios.

• We recommend you use the default settings for most deployments.
• You can optionally enable Dynamic Channel Selection so that AP radios automatically switch to a better channel if the current channel experiences high interference.

To configure device settings for your APs:

1. Select Configure > Device > Access Points.
2. Select the General tab.

Configure your device settings based on your AP models and deployment:

Tri-Radio Access Points (AP225W, AP325, and AP420)

• Use the default radio and device settings to broadcast Wi-Fi on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios.
• The third radio is configured by default as a WIPS sensor.

Dual-Radio Access Points (AP120, AP125, AP320, AP322, and AP327X)

•  Wi-Fi Access Points with Background Scanning
  • Use the default radio and device settings to broadcast Wi-Fi on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios.
  • Set the Background Scanning mode to VoIP-Aware for the AP125.
    Set the Background Scanning mode to Normal for AP120, AP320, and AP322 because they do not support VoIP-aware scanning.
  • Configure one dedicated WIPS sensor for every 3-5 Wi-Fi access points.
• Dedicated WIPS Sensor for WIPS Overlay
  • Select the Turn Access Points into Dedicated WIPS Sensors check box.
    
  • No Wi-Fi is broadcast from APs configured as dedicated WIPS sensors.
  • Configure one dedicated WIPS sensor for every 3-5 Wi-Fi access points.
  • We recommend you create a separate location folder or use AP Groups to apply these settings to dual-radio APs that are dedicated to WIPS scanning.
• Dedicated Wi-Fi Access Points
  • Use the default radio and device settings to broadcast Wi-Fi on the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios.
  • Set the Background Scanning mode to Off.
  • We recommend you create a separate location folder or use AP Groups to apply these settings to dual-radio APs that are dedicated to Wi-Fi access with no scanning.

3. In the Device Password section, type and confirm a Password for the AP.
   You cannot save the device settings if the password is not defined.

4. Click Save.