Concept Guide

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Beacon Report Requests and Probe Responses
The beacon request frame is sent by an AP to request a client to report the list of beacons heard by the client
on all channels.
l The beacon request is sent using the radio measurement request action frame.
l It is sent only to those clients that have the capability to generate beacon reports. The clients indicate their
capabilities through the RRM enabled capabilities IE sent in the association request frames.
l By default, the beacon request frames are sent at a periodicity of 60 seconds.
Configuring a WLANSSID for 802.11k Support
You can enable 802.11k support on a WLANSSID by using the Instant UI or CLI.
In the Instant UI
1. Navigate to the WLAN wizard (click Network>New or Network> Select the WLAN SSID>edit).
2. Click the Security tab.
3. Under Fast Roaming, Select the 802.11k checkbox.
4. Click Next and then click Finish.
To allow the AP and clients to exchange neighbor reports, ensure that the Client match is enabled through RF
> ARM > Client match > Enabled in the UI or by executing the client-match command in the arm
configuration sub-mode.
In the CLI
To enable 802.11k profile:
(Instant AP)(config)# wlan ssid-profile <name>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# dot11k
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
To view the beacon report details:
show ap dot11k-beacon-report <mac>
To view the neighbor details:
show ap dot11k-nbrs
Example
(Instant AP)(config)# wlan ssid-profile dot11k-profile
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile "dot11k-profile")# dot11k
(Instant AP)(config)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
BSS Transition Management (802.11v)
The 802.11v standard provides Wireless Network Management enhancements to the IEEE 802.11 MAC and
PHY. It extends radio measurements to define mechanisms for wireless network management of stations
including BSS transition management.
W-IAPs support the generation of the BSS transition management request frames to the 802.11k clients when
a suitable AP is identified for a client through client match.
Configuring a WLANSSID for 802.11v Support
You can enable 802.11v support on a WLANSSID by using the Instant UI or CLI.