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Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide for Cisco Aironet Access Points
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Chapter6 Configuring Radio Settings
Configuring Radio Channel Settings
Allowed Client Power Levels: 14 11 8 5 2 dBm
Antenna: Rx[a b c d ]
Tx[a b c d ofdm all]
External
Gain [Allowed 12, Reported 0, Configured 0, In Use 12]
(dBi x 2)
Configuring a Channel
Use the channel command to configure a channel. The command for the interface is modified to only
allow you to select a specific channel number and to enable DFS.
The following example configures the 5GHz radio to use DFS:
ap# configure terminal
ap(config)# interface dot11radio1
ap(config-if)# channel dfs
ap(config-if)# end
Blocking Channels from DFS Selection
If your regulatory domain limits the channels that you can use in specific locations--for example, indoors
or outdoors--you can block groups of channels to prevent the access point from selecting them when DFS
is enabled. Use this configuration interface command to block groups of channels from DFS selection:
[no] dfs band [1] [2] [3] [4] block
The 1, 2, 3, and 4 options designate blocks of channels:
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 interface dot11radio1 dfs Enter the configuration interface for the 802.11a radio
Step3 channel {number | dfs |band <1 -
4>}
For number, enter a channel frequency from 36 to 5825.
Enter dfs and one of the following frequency bands to use
dynamic frequency selection on the selected channel:
1—5.150 to 5.250 GHz
2—5.250 to 5.350 Ghz
3—5.470 to 5.725 GHz
4—5.725 to 5.825 GHz
If you attempt to configure a channel that may only be selected
by dfs, the following message appears:
This channel number/frequency can only be used by
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)
Note The channel dfs command is not supported in -P and
-Q regulatory domains.
Step4 end Return to the privileged EXEC mode.
Step5 show running-config Verify your entries
Step6 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries to the configuration file.