HP Cloud Network Manager Software manual Advanced radio resource management, Arrm overview

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1.Select Wireless Configuration > Access Points and click the AP to modify.

2.Click Edit. The edit pane for modifying the AP details is displayed.

3.Under BASIC INFO, select Static to specify a static IP address. The following fields are displayed:

a.Enter the new IP address for the AP in IP ADDRESS.

b.Enter the subnet mask of the network in NETMASK.

c.Enter the IP address of the default gateway in DEFAULT GATEWAY.

d.Enter the IP address of the Domain Name System (DNS) server in DNS SERVER.

e.Enter the domain name in DOMAIN NAME.

4.Click Save Settings and reboot the AP.

Advanced radio resource management

This section provides the following information:

•ARRM overview on page 37

•Configuring ARRM on an AP on page 39

•Configuring radio settings for an AP on page 42

ARRM overview

ARRM is a radio frequency management technology that optimizes WLAN performance even in the networks with highest traffic by dynamically and intelligently choosing the best 802.11 channel and transmitting power for each AP in its current RF environment. ARRM works with all standard clients, across all operating systems, while remaining in compliance with the IEEE 802.11 standards. It does not require any proprietary client software to achieve its performance goals. ARRM ensures low-latency roaming, consistently high performance, and maximum client compatibility in a multi-channel environment. By ensuring the fair distribution of available Wi-Fi bandwidth to mobile devices, ARRM ensures that data, voice, and video applications have sufficient network resources at all times. ARRM allows mixed 802.11a, b, g, n, and ac client types to inter operate at the highest performance levels.

Channel or power assignment

The channel or power assignment feature automatically assigns channel and power settings for all the APs in the network according to changes in the RF environment. This feature automates many setup tasks during network installation and the ongoing operations when RF conditions change.

Voice aware scanning

The Voice Aware scanning feature prevents an AP supporting an active voice call from scanning for other channels in the RF spectrum and allows an AP to resume scanning when there are no active voice calls. This significantly improves the voice quality when a call is in progress and simultaneously delivers the automated RF management functions. By default, this feature is enabled.

Load aware scanning

The Load Aware Scanning feature dynamically adjusts scanning behavior to maintain uninterrupted data transfer on resource intensive systems when the network traffic exceeds a predefined threshold. The APs resume complete monitoring scans when the traffic drops to the normal levels. By default, this feature is enabled.

Band steering mode

The Band Steering feature assigns the dual-band capable clients to the 5 GHz band on dual-band APs. This feature reduces co-channel interference and increases available bandwidth for dual-band clients, because there are more

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Contents HP Cloud Network Manager User Guide Acknowledgments Document 5998-5742, edition 1 JulyContents Wireless configuration Advanced configuration tasks Captive portal for guest access Reports Maintenance Intended audience About this guideRelated documents ConventionsCloud Network Manager overview About Cloud Network ManagerSupported APs Cloud Network Manager UI Activating your Cloud Network Manager subscriptions Cloud Network Manager user interfaceActivating your HP Cloud Network Manager account Search Tabs Notifications Help Data pane User interfaceTabs SearchHelp NotificationsData pane Feedback SupportOverview MonitoringData pane item Description AP details Access pointsRemote Console System pane ClientsSection Description Data pane itemEvent log Setting notification alerts Initial AP configuration Wireless configurationWireless network profiles Importing existing configuration from APConfiguring Wlan settings Understanding wireless network profilesNetwork types Voice Guest Disable Ssid Content FilteDMO Channel UtilizationCan be Used Configuring Vlan settings for a Wlan Ssid profileWithout Uplink MAX Clients Local ProbeKEY Configuring security settings for a Wlan Ssid profileManagement KEY Management Roaming AuthenticatioTermination ServerConfiguring access rules for a Wlan Ssid profile Editing a Wlan Ssid profile General configuration tasksDeleting a Wlan Ssid profile Modifying the AP name Basic configuration tasksConfiguring time zone Configuring VC IP addressConfiguring a preferred band Configuring an NTP serverConfiguring VC Vlan Additional configuration tasksConfiguring auto join mode Configuring LED displayDisabling inter-user bridging Advanced configuration tasksPreventing local routing between clients Enabling dynamic CPU managementConfiguring Arrm assigned radio profiles for an AP Configuring radio profiles for an APConfiguring radio profiles manually for AP Customizing AP parametersSelect Administrator assigned in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band Configuring uplink Vlan for an APMode Description Obtaining IP addressArrm overview Advanced radio resource managementHP MotionAware Airtime fairness modeAP control Monitoring the network with Arrm Configuring Arrm on an APArrm metrics Motion Aware SLB ModeCalculating MA NeighborCustomize PowerValid ChannelsIntrusion detection system Configuring radio settings for an APOS fingerprinting Detecting and classifying rogue APsDetection level Detection policy Off Low Medium HighOff Low High Settings fieldProtection level Protection policy Understanding authentication methods AuthenticationContainment methods Wireless configuration Radius server authentication with VSA Supported authentication serversExternal Radius server Internal Radius serverAuthentication termination on AP Configuring authentication serversConfiguring an external server for authentication Shared KEY Shared KEY TimeoutRetype Retry CountClick Save Server Configuring dynamic Radius proxy parametersEnabling dynamic Radius proxy Configuring 802.1X authentication for a network profileConfiguring MAC authentication with 802.1X authentication Configuring MAC authentication for a network profileConfiguring WISPr authentication Blacklisting clients manually Blacklisting clientsBlacklisting users dynamically Configuring blacklist duration Captive portal for guest accessUnderstanding captive portal Session firewall based blacklistingTypes of captive portal Configuring a Wlan Ssid for guest accessWalled garden Select the Primary Usage as GuestInactivity Timeout Content FilteringMulticast Transmission Dynamic MulticastUplink MAX Clients Threshold Can be Used WithoutLocal Probe Request Configuring internal captive portal for guest network Select any one of the following types of authentication Configuring external captive portal for a guest networkExternal captive portal profiles Creating a captive portal profileUSE Https URLCaptive Portal FailureRule Type Configuring captive portal roles for an SsidSplash TypeInternal Configuring walled garden accessExternal Disabling captive portal authentication Dhcp configurationConfiguring Dhcp scopes Configuring local and local, L3 Dhcp scopesNetwork VlanNET Mask Excluded AddressConfiguring an AP for Rtls support ServicesConfiguring Dhcp server for client IP assignment Select Wireless Configuration Services RtlsBonjour support configuration Configuring OpenDNS credentialsBonjour support overview Bonjour support with Cloud Network Manager Bonjour support solutionBonjour support services Bonjour support featuresSelect Wireless Configuration Services Bonjour Support Integrating an AP with Palo Alto Networks firewall Configuring an AP for PAN integrationIntegration with Cloud Network Manager Wi-Fi uplink Uplink configurationConfiguring a Wi-Fi uplink profile Uplink interfacesEthernet uplink Configuring PPPoE uplink profileSetting an uplink priority Uplink preferences and switchingEnforcing uplinks From PRE-EMPTION, select Enabled Switching uplinks based on internet availabilityMobility and client management Layer-3 mobility overviewConfiguring L3-mobility Configuring enterprise domains Configuring L3 mobility domainEnterprise domain Snmp and loggingConfiguring community string for Snmp Configuring SnmpSnmp parameters for AP Creating community strings for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2Configuring Snmp traps Configuring a syslog serverCreating community strings for SNMPv3 Select Wireless Configuration System Logging Configuring Tftp dump serverLogging level Description Creating a report ReportsDeleting a report Firmware MaintenanceSubscription keys User management Device managementAcronyms and abbreviations TerminologyAbbreviation Expansion Term GlossaryDefinition DST Term DefinitionEAP POE Through a wireless connection

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