DescriptionEnabling and disabling a radio interface
ScopeKB
ARTICLE TYPE:
Troubleshooting
RELATED PRODUCTS: AP,
Controller,
RELATED SOFTWARE
VERSIONS: All
KEYWORDS: Radio Interface, CLI, RF
band
SolutionRadio 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
