Configuring ARM Profiles

You configure ARM by defining ARM profiles, a set of configuration parameters that you can apply as needed to an AP group or to individual APs. Dell controllers have one preconfigured ARM profile, called default. Most network administrators will find that this one default ARM profile is sufficient to manage all the Dell APs on their WLAN. Others may want to define multiple profiles to suit their APs’ varying needs.

When managing ARM profiles, you should first consider whether or not all the APs on your WLAN operate in similar environments and manage similar traffic loads and client types.

If your APs' environment and traffic loads are mostly the same, you can use the default ARM profile to manage all the APs on your WLAN. If you ever modify the default profile, all APs on the WLAN will be updated with the new settings. If, however, you have APs on your WLAN that are in different physical environments, or your APs each manage widely varying client loads or traffic types, you should consider defining additional ARM profiles for your AP groups. The following table describes different WLAN environments, and the type of ARM profiles appropriate for each.

Table 96: ARM Profile Types

ARM Profiles

Example WLAN Description

default profile only

A warehouse where the physical environment is nearly the same for all APs, and each AP

 

manages the same number of clients and traffic load.

 

A training room, where the clients are evenly spaced throughout the room, have the same security

 

requirements and are using the same amount of network resources.

 

 

multiple profiles

Universities where APs are in different building types (open auditoriums, small brick classrooms),

 

some APs must support VoIP or video streaming, and mobile clients are constantly moving from

 

one AP coverage area to another.

 

Healthcare environments where some APs must balance the network demands of large digital

 

radiology files, secure electronic patient record transfers, diagnostic videos, and collaborative

 

VoIP sessions, while other APs (like those in a lobby or cafeteria) support only lower-priority traffic

 

like Internet browsing.

 

 

You assign ARM profiles to AP groups by associating an ARM profile with that AP group’s 802.11a or 802.11g RF management profile. For details on associating an ARM profile with an AP group, see “Assigning an ARM Profile to an AP Group” on page 362.

There are two ways to create a new ARM profile. You can make an entirely new profile with all default settings, or you can create a new profile based upon the settings of an existing profile by making a copy of that other profile.

Creating a New ARM Profile

To create a new ARM profile with all default settings via the WebUI:

1.Select Configuration > All Profiles. The All Profile Management window opens.

2.Select RF Management to expand the RF Management section.

3.Select Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) Profile. Any currently defined ARM profiles appears in the right pane of the window. If you have not yet created any ARM profiles, this pane displays the default profile only.

4.To create a new profile with all default settings, enter a name in the entry blank. The name must be 1–63 characters, and can be composed of alphanumeric characters, special characters and spaces. If your profile name includes a space, it must be enclosed within quotation marks.

5.Click Add.

To create a new ARM profile via the command-line interface, access the CLI in config mode and issue the following command.

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