Siemens SCALANCE W1750D UI User Manual

Spectrum Monitor
30.2 Configuring Spectrum Monitors and Hybrid APs
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30.2
Configuring Spectrum Monitors and Hybrid APs
An AP can be provisioned to function as a spectrum monitor or as a hybrid AP. The radios
on groups of APs can be converted to dedicated spectrum monitors or hybrid APs through
the AP group’s 802.11a and 802.11g radio profiles.
Converting an AP to a Hybrid AP
You can convert all APs in an SCALANCE W network into hybrid APs by selecting the
Background Spectrum Monitoring
option in the 802.11a and 802.11g radio profiles of an AP.
APs in
Access
mode continue to provide normal access service to clients, while providing
the additional function of monitoring RF interference. If any AP in the SCALANCE W network
does not support the Spectrum Monitoring feature, that AP continues to function as a
standard AP, rather than a hybrid AP. By default, the background spectrum monitoring
option is disabled.
In the hybrid mode, spectrum monitoring is performed only on the home channel. In other
words, if the AP- channel width is 80 Mhz, spectrum monitoring is performed for 80 Mhz. If
the channel width is 40, spectrum monitoring is performed for 40 MHz channel. In a
dedicated air monitor mode, APs perform spectrum monitoring on all channels.
You can convert APs in an SCALANCE W network to hybrid mode by using the SCALANCE
W UI or the CLI.
In the SCALANCE W UI
To convert an AP to a hybrid AP:
1. Click the
RF
link on the SCALANCE W main window.
2. In the
RF
section, click
Show advanced options
to view the
Radio
tab.
3. To enable a spectrum monitor on the 802.11g radio band, in the 2.4 GHz radio profile,
select
Enabled
from the
Background Spectrum Monitoring
drop-down list.
4. To enable a spectrum monitor on the 802.11a radio band, in the 5 GHz radio profile,
select
Enabled
from the
Background Spectrum Monitoring
drop-down list.
5. Click
OK
.
In the CLI
To configure 2.4 GHz radio settings:
(scalance)(config)# rf dot11g-radio-profile
(scalance)(RF dot11g Radio Profile)# spectrum-monitor
To configure 5 GHz radio settings:
(scalance)(config)# rf dot11a-radio-profile
(scalance)(RF dot11a Radio Profile)# spectrum-monitor

Siemens SCALANCE W1750D UI Specifications

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Brand	Siemens
Model	SCALANCE W1750D UI
Category	Wireless Access Point
Language	English