Dell 6.2 Working with Mesh Rad io Profiles

450| Secure Ente rprise Mesh DellPowerConnect W- Series ArubaOS 6.2 | User Guide
AM Desired Rates
802.11b|g:
802.11a:
Don’tCare/Don’t Deploy Areas
802.11nHotspot (Zone)Areas
Table13 4: PlanningWorksheet - AM DesiredR ates
NOTE:If 802.11n (HT)support is enabled, the system will automatical ly define the802.11a and/or 802.11b/grate as applicable. For
details, see"Radio Properties (Desired Rates and HT S upportOptions)" on page802.
Working with Mesh Rad io Profiles
The mesh radio profiledetermines many of the set tings used by mesh nodes to establish mesh links and the path to
the mesh portal,i ncludingthe maximum number of childrena mesh node can accept, and transmit rates for the
802.11a and 802.11g radios. The att ributes of the mesh radio profile areapplied to a mesh point upon receiving its
configuration fromt hec ontroller.You can configure multiple radio profiles; however,yo u select and deployo nly one
radio profile per AP group. Radio profiles, including the “default” profile,are not active until you provision your AP s
for mesh.
If you modify a currently provisioned and runningradio profile,y ourc hangestake effect i mmediately.You do not
reboot the controlleror the AP.
Managin g Mesh Profiles In the W ebUI
Use the followingprocedures to define and manage mesh radio profilesusing the WebUI.
Creating a New Profile
1. N avigate to the Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration window. Select either the AP Group or AP
Specific tab.
lIf you selected the AP Group tab, click the Edit button by the A P group name for which you want to
configurethe new mesh radio profile.
lIf you selected the AP Specific tab, click the Edit button by the AP for which you want to create the mesh
radio profile.
2. I n the Profileslist ,expand the Mesh menu, then select Mesh radio profile.
3. I n the Profile Details window pane, click the Mesh radio profile drop-down list and select New. Enter a new
mesh radio profilename in the field to the right of the drop-down list. Y
4. Co nfigureyour desired mesh radio setti ngs.
Mesh Radio profile configuration settings are divided into two tabs, B asicand Advanced. The Basic tab displays
only those configurationsetti ngsthat often need to be adjusted to suit a specific network. The Advancedt ab
shows all configuration settings, including settings that do not need frequent adjustment or should be kept at
their defaultvalues. If you change a setting on one tab then click and display the other tab without saving your
configuration,t hat setting revert sto its previous value. The basic and advanced profile settings are described in
Table1 35.