Concept Guide
Command/Parameter Description Range Default
than 11b. The ratio is 16:4:1.
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
the client's Received Signal Strength
Indication (RSSI) is less than 18dB but has
a good RSSI with another W-IAP having an
RSSIof more than 30db or atleast 10db
more than its current RSSI, the client will
be moved to the W-IAP with the higher
RSSI for better performance and client
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