Enabling and disabling a radio interface
KB ARTICLE TYPE: Troubleshooting
RELATED PRODUCTS: AP, Controller,
RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: All
KEYWORDS: Radio Interface, CLI, RF band
Radio interfaces can be enabled / disabled as required, to limit or allow clients attempting to connect on a specific band.
GUI STEPS:
STEP 1: In the left window pane, Click on “Configuration” >> Devices (APs) >> Select AP and click on “Settings”.
STEP 2: Click on the “Wireless Interface” tab and select the relevant radio.
STEP 3: Change the Administrative Status field to up or down, as required.
STEP 4: Click OK and then hit the “Save” link on the top right corner of the screen.
CLI STEPS:
STEP 1: In the controller CLI, type “configure terminal”
STEP 2: Type “interface Dot11Radio x y” where x is the apID and y is the radio interface number.
STEP 3: Type “admin-mode Up” or “admin-mode Down” as required.
STEP
4:
Type “exit” to go back to the global config
mode.
TEST RESULTS: Once the radio interface on the
AP is configured as Down, the AP will not broadcast on that band and
hence clients will not be able to connect using that RF band.
This article applies to all controller, AP model and SD versions
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