Reference Guide

0511587-03 | September 2014 Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.2.0-4.1.1 | CLI Reference Guide
Command/Parameter Description Range Default
band-steering-mode
{<balance-bands>|<prefer-
5ghz>|<force-5ghz>|
<disable>}
Assigns the dual-band capable clients to
the 5 GHz band on dual-band. It reduces
co-channel interference and increases
available bandwidth for dual-band clients,
because there are more channels on the 5
GHz band than on the 2.4 GHz band. You
can configure any of the following band-
steering modes:
l prefer-5ghz—To allow the W-IAP to
steer the client to 5 GHz band (if the
client is 5 GHz capable). However, the
W-IAP allows the client connection on
the 2.4 GHz band if the client
persistently attempts for 2.4 GHz
association.
l force-5ghz—To enforce 5 GHz band
steering mode on the W-IAPs, so that
the 5 GHz capable clients are allowed
to use only the 5GHz channels.
l balance-bands—To allow the W-IAPs to
balance the clients across the two 2.4
GHz and 5 GHz radio and to utilize the
available bandwidth.
l disable—To allow the clients to select
the bands.
balance-
bands,
prefer-
5ghz, force-
5ghz,
disable
balance-
bands
client-aware
Enables the client aware feature. When
enabled, the W-IAP will not change
channels for the Access Points when clients
are active, except for high priority events
such as radar or excessive noise. The client
aware feature must be enabled in most
deployments for a stable WLAN.
— Enabled
client-match
Enables enable the client match feature on
APs. When the client match feature is
enabled on a W-IAP, the W-IAP measures
the RF health of its associated clients. If
spectrum load balancing is triggered and a
client's Received Signal Strength Indication
(RSSI) is or less than 20 dB , clients are
moved from one AP to another for better
performance and client experience. In the
current release, the client match feature is
supported only within a W-IAP cluster.