Dell 6.2 Naming and Grouping APs

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Features and
Function Description
RFManagem ent Configuresettings for balancing wi relesstraffic across APs, detect holes in radio coverage, or other
metricsthat can indicate interference and potential problems on the wirel essnetwork.
AdaptiveRadio Management(ARM) is an RF spectrum managem ent technology thatal lows each AP to
determine thebest 802.11 channel and transmit power settings. ARM provides severalconfigurabl e
settings.
Intrusion
DetectionSystem
Configuresettings to detect and disable rogue APs, ad-hoc networks, and unauthorized devices, and
preventattacks on the network. You can also configure signaturesto detect and prevent intrusions and
attacks.
Mesh ConfigureDel l APs as mesh nodes to bridge multiple EthernetLANs or extend wireless coverage. A
meshnode iseither
lam eshportal—an AP that uses its wired interface to reach the controller
lora m eshpoi nt—anAP that establishes a path to the controller via the mesh portal
Meshenvironments use a wireless backhaul to carry traffic between mesh nodes. This allows one 802.11
radio tocarry traditional W LANservices to clients and one 802.11 radio to carrym eshtraffic as well as
WLANservices. Secure Enterprise Mesh on page439 contains more specific information on the Mesh
feature.
Naming and Grouping APs
In the Delluser-centric network, eachA P hasa unique name andbelongs to an AP group.
Each AP is identified with an automatically-derivedname. The defaultname depends on ift heAP has been
previously configured.
lThe AP has not been configured—thename is the AP’s Et hernetMAC address in colon-separated hexadecimal
digits.
lConfiguredwit ha previous ArubaOS release—the namei s in the format building.floor.location
You can assign a newname (up to 63 characters) to an AP; the new name must be uniquewit hinyo urnetwork. For
example,you can rename an AP to reflect its physical location wi thin your network, such as “building3-lobby”.
WARNING:Renam ing an AP requires a reboot ofthe AP before the new name takes effect. Therefore, if you need to do this, there
shouldbe l ittle or no client trafficpassing through the AP.
In RF Plan or RF Live, the AP name can be part of a fully-qualifiedlocation name (FQLN) in the format
APname.floor.building.campus . The APname portion of the FQLN must be unique.
An AP group is a set of APs to which the same configuration is applied. Thereis an AP group called “default” to
which allA Ps discovered by the controllerare assigned. By using the “default” AP group, you can configurefeatures
that are applied globallyto all APs.
You can create additional AP groups and assign APs to that new group. However,an A P can belong to only one AP
groupat a time. For example,you can create an AP group “Vi ctoria” that consists of the APs that are installed in a
company’s location in British Columbia. You can create another AP group “Toronto” that consists of the A Ps in
Ontario.Yo ucan configure the “Toronto” AP group with differenti nformationfrom the APs in the “Victoria” AP
group(see Figure 112).