Chapter 8 Wireless
NXC Series User’s Guide
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DCS Now Select one or multiple APs and click this button to use DCS (Dynamic Channel Selection) to
allow the AP to automatically find a less-used channel in an environment where there are
many APs and there may be interference.
Note: You should have enabled DCS in the applied AP radio profile before the
APs can use DCS.
Note: DCS is not supported on the radio which is working in repeater AP mode.
More Information Select an AP and click this to view a daily station count about the selected AP. The count
records station activity on the AP over a consecutive 24 hour period.
Radio Information Select an online AP and click this button to go to the Monitor > Wireless > AP Information >
Radio List screen to view detailed information about the AP’s radios.
Query Controller Log Select one or multiple APs and click this button to go to the Monitor > Log > View Log screen
to view the selected AP’s current log messages.
Nebula Select an AP and click this to open a screen where you can set whether the AP’s IP address
and VLAN settings will be changed when it goes into Nebula cloud management mode.
See Section 6.11.2.4 on page 100.
Note: The AP will be set to Nebula cloud management mode and removed from
the managed AP list right after you click OK.
Upgrade Firmware
Now
Select one or more APs and click this button to update the APs’ firmware version.
Suppression On Select an AP and click this button to enable the AP’s LED suppression mode. All the LEDs of
the AP will turn off after the AP is ready. This button is not available if the selected AP
doesn’t support suppression mode.
Suppression Off Select an AP and click this button to disable the AP’s LED suppression mode. The AP LEDs
stay lit after the AP is ready. This button is not available if the selected AP doesn’t support
suppression mode.
Locator On Select an AP and click this button to run the locator feature. The AP’s Locator LED will start
to blink for 10 minutes by default. It will show the actual location of the AP between several
devices in the network.
# This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with any interface.
Status This visually displays the AP’s connection status with icons. For details on the different Status
states, see Table 37 on page 89.
Type This indicates whether the AP is on the managed AP list (Mgmt) or not (Un-Mgmt).
This displays Limited when the AP is configured by conflicted or unsupported setting(s).
Description This field displays the AP’s description, which you can configure by selecting the AP’s entry
and clicking the Edit button. The default description is “AP-” + the AP’s MAC address.
CPU Usage This displays what percentage of the AP’s processing capability is currently being used.
IP Address This field displays the IP address of the AP.
MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the AP.
Model This field displays the AP’s hardware model information. It displays N/A (not applicable) only
when the AP disconnects from the NXC and the information is unavailable as a result.
R1 Mode / Profile /
ZyMesh Profile
This field displays the operating mode (AP, MON, root, or repeater), AP radio profile name
and ZyMesh profile name for Radio 1. It displays n/a for the AP profile for a radio not using
an AP profile or - for the ZyMesh profile for a radio not using a ZyMesh profile.
R2 Mode / Profile /
ZyMesh Profile
This field displays the operating mode (AP, MON, root, or repeater), AP radio profile name
and ZyMesh profile name for Radio 2. It displays n/a for the AP radio profile for a radio not
using an AP radio profile or - for the ZyMesh profile for a radio not using a ZyMesh profile.
Version This displays the AP’s current firmware version.
Table 55 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management > Mgmt. AP List (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
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