524| Access Points AOS-W 6.5.3.x| User Guide
Features
and
Function
Description
RF
Management
Configure settings for balancing wireless traffic across APs, detect holes in radio coverage,
or other metrics that can indicate interference and potential problems on the wireless
network.
Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) is an RF spectrum management technology that allows
each AP to determine the best 802.11 channel and transmit power settings. ARM provides
several configurable settings.
Intrusion
Detection
System
Configure settings to detect and disable rogue APs, ad-hoc networks, and unauthorized
devices, and prevent attacks on the network. You can also configure signatures to detect
and prevent intrusions and attacks.
Mesh Configure Alcatel-Lucent APs as mesh nodes to bridge multiple Ethernet LANs or extend
wireless coverage. A mesh node is either
n a mesh portal: an AP that uses its wired interface to reach the switch
n a mesh point:an AP that establishes a path to the switch via the mesh portal
Mesh environments use a wireless backhaul to carry traffic between mesh nodes. This
allows one 802.11 radio to carry traditional WLAN services to clients and one 802.11 radio
to carry mesh traffic and WLAN services. Secure Enterprise Mesh on page 595 contains
more specific information on the Mesh feature.
Naming and Grouping APs
In the Alcatel-Lucent user-centric network, each AP has a unique name and belongs to an AP group.
Each AP is identified with an automatically-derived name. The default name depends on if the AP has been
previously configured.
n The AP has not been configured—the name is the AP’s Ethernet MAC address in colon-separated
hexadecimal digits.
n Configured with a previous AOS-W release—the name is in the format building.floor.location
You can assign a new name (up to 63 characters) to an AP; the new name must be unique within your network.
For example, you can rename an AP to reflect its physical location within your network, such as “building3-
lobby”.
Renaming an AP requires a reboot of the AP before the new name takes effect. Therefore, wait until there is little or
no client traffic passing through the AP before renaming it.
An AP group is a set of APs to which the same configuration is applied. There is an AP group called “default” to
which all APs discovered by the switch are assigned. By using the “default” AP group, you can configure
features that are applied globally to all APs.
You can create additional AP groups and assign APs to that new group. However, an AP can belong to only one
AP group at a time. For example, you can create an AP group “Victoria” 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 APs in Ontario. You can configure the “Toronto” AP group with different information from the APs in the
“Victoria” AP group (see Figure 67).
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