ZyXEL Communications nwa series - Chapter 8; Wireless LAN Profiles; Wireless LAN Profiles Overview; AP Radio & Monitor Profile Commands

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CHAPTER 8
Wireless LAN Profiles
This chapter shows you how to configure wireless LAN profiles on your NWA/WAC.
8.1 Wireless LAN Profiles Overview
The NWA/WACs are designed to work explicitly with your NWA/WACs. If you do not have on-board
configuration files, you must create “profiles” to manage them. Profiles are preset configurations
that are uploaded to the APs and which manage them. They include: Radio and Monitor profiles,
SSID profiles, Security profiles, and MAC Filter profiles. Altogether, these profiles give you absolute
control over your wireless network.
8.2 AP Radio & Monitor Profile Commands
The radio profile commands allow you to set up configurations for the radios onboard your various
APs. The monitor profile commands allow you to set up monitor mode configurations that allow
your APS to scan for other APs in the vicinity.
The following table identifies the values required for many of these commands. Other input values
are discussed with the corresponding commands.
Table 21 Input Values for General Radio and Monitor Profile Commands
LABEL DESCRIPTION
radio_profile_name The radio profile name. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters,
underscores (
_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This
value is case-sensitive.
monitor_profile_name The monitor profile name. You may use 1-31 alphanumeric characters,
underscores (
_), or dashes (-), but the first character cannot be a number. This
value is case-sensitive.
wireless_channel_2g Sets the 2 Ghz channel used by this radio profile. The channel range is 1 ~ 14.
Note: Your choice of channel may be restricted by regional regulations.
wireless_channel_5g Sets the 5 Ghz channel used by this radio profile. The channel range is 36 ~
165.
Note: Your choice of channel may be restricted by regional regulations.
wlan_hctw Sets the HT channel width. Select either 20, 20/40, or 20/40/80.
wlan_htgi Sets the HT guard interval. Select either long or short.
chain_mask Sets the network traffic chain mask. The range is 1 ~ 7.
scan_method Sets the radio’s scan method while in Monitor mode. Select manual or auto.